Posted: Sep 19, 2013 4:42 pm
Nora_Leonard wrote:Are you guys serious? A lot of government is about practical solving day to day problems that affect more than just one individual or on individual family. How on earth would those 'problems' be solved via internet? I could only foresee endless wrangling with absolutely nothing getting done.
I live in a block of 24 flats. We bought the freehold years ago, and we run the residents' association, whose sole purpose is the maintenance of the block. Whereas when I first moved in about 20 years ago, all of the flats were owner-occupied, now it's less than a third. And apart from one or two exceptions the owners who rent are perfectly happy for all of us who live in the flats to do all the work. We're definitely not happy about that. And we spend hours arguing about how something is to be done, the thought of this writ large across the face of the earth is just appalling.
Ah, the Tragedy of the Commons.
How's this for an idea?
All owners must pay towards the resident's association. Only resident owners get a vote in how the money is spent.