Regarding the disaster in Ohio, no it wasn't all Trump's fault
Look, I'm all for blaming the Orange turd as much as we can, but it is also important to see that it wasn't just Trump who lead to this horrible accident.
A redditor by the name of JeffSucksBigPp (god I hate awful Reddit names) says:
It was actually Obama who allowed the specific chemical (vinyl chloride) to be included in the exceptions to this very regulation. It was defined as a hazardous material until Obama put it on the exceptions list in regards to this regulation.
The most recent three presidents are all to blame.
Obama: Allowed hazardous materials to be excepted from regulations imposed on hazardous materials.
Trump: Fully repealed train braking regulations.
Biden: Told workers to fuck off and get back to work in unsafe conditions by making their strike illegal.
No DNC or GOP politician is for the people. They’re all for corporate profits at any cost
Emphasis theirs.
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Joy-Ann Reid explains how fucking stupid a red state divorce in the US would be
So a full return to the status quo, pre-13th Amendment. Yeah, that's a no. You're not locking our folks in the rubber room with you, lady.
But that doesn't mean America isn't divided — because it is, deeply so — and has been for most of this nation's history. Red America and blue America are in many ways already two countries.
As political strategist Michael Podhorzer explains: The United States is "more like a federated republic of two nations: Blue Nation and Red Nation. ... It is a geographic and historical reality."
That divide, he writes, is very similar, both geographically and culturally, to the divides between the Union and the Confederacy.
But here's where things get interesting: Being a pro-Confederate red state isn't just bad for the soul — but for the economy. Based off Podhorzer's analysis, the blue nation contributes more of the total U.S. gross national product: 46% vs. 40%.
And if there was a national divorce, what would red America do for industry, given that many of its economies are dependent on blue state manufacturers who utilize red state nonunion labor to manufacture their goods more cheaply?
If red America was merely a competitor to other low-wage manufacturing countries, they'd have to continually reduce wages in order to compete.
And based on the way individual red state economies like Mississippi, Kentucky and West Virginia operate now, they would be a nation of largely impoverished workers ruled by a small oligarchy of the very rich, with no health care, scant voting rights, and no autonomy for women.
They'd likely be largely dependent on oil and natural gas revenues, which are in diminishing supply. And that would mean they'd also be an ecological disaster, which would mean they'd probably need lots of national aid ... from blue America.
As evidence? Currently, most red states pay less into the federal tax coffers than they take out. So would the new red republic expect the blue states to pay alimony and child support in this "national divorce"?
Automated Archives for February, 23rd 2023
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Wallabag Additions
These are articles that which I saved today so that I may read them later. Substance and quality will vary drastically.
- How Florence Pugh Became Hollywood’s Most Grounded Superstar (vogue.com)
- Can We Stop Being Cynical and Give Biden the Huge Props He Deserves for Kyiv? (newrepublic.com)
Chess For the Day
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