Stuart D Neilson

#ProgressIreland, backed by (notional) billionaire Collison brothers (Stripe Inc), sounds disturbingly like the #deregulatory #neoliberal #billionaire #lobby group #StartupNation / #Próspera.

https://progressireland.org/ - a veneer of "housing, infrastructure and innovation"

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/collison-brothers-back-new-think-tank-to-tackle-irelands-housing-crisis/a165304850.html - a couple of billionaires tell us nobody wants "the red tape & ecological paperwork that prevent housing, energy infrastructure, transit & other important works" (or maintain standards & protect us).

Progress Ireland

Ideas to unlock Ireland's potential.

Progress Ireland
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"The goal of [#StartupNation] cities would be to have places where anti-aging #ClinicalTrials, #NuclearReactor startups, and building construction can proceed without having to get prior #approval from agencies like the Food and Drug Administration #FDA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency #EPA."

Billionaire dictatorvilles with no civil rights, because venture capitalists are always ethical.

https://www.wired.com/story/startup-nations-donald-trump-legislation/

‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’

The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.

WIRED