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What would be cool is not use federal funds to repair a bridge a billions dollar company damaged...
If I drive into a house, me or my insurance has to pay for it...
But when a billion dollar corporation destroys critical infrastructure, our tax dollars pay for it?
Explain that to me.
Why do we pay for our mistakes and companies mistakes?
When do companies pay?
The company will pay eventually - it's mostly about making the money available as soon as possible before the legal responsibilities are cleared up
Hahahahhahaha, hahahhahaha....
Deep breathe
Hahahahahhahahaha
So the US Government should not make money available ASAP to rebuild the bridge, but instead wait for the laughable scenario that the company pays for the damages?
That's quite a change from:
In the span of two comments you've gone from complaining that he never does anything to complaining that be shouldn't be doing this.
It's almost like you're not here in good faith...
It's almost like sometimes there's multiple bad things about a situation...
Yeah, but it seems pretty disingenuous to complain that Biden is simultaneously making empty promises but not actually doing anything while also wasting taxpayer money fixing a bridge.
Yeah, the government never wastes money to accomplish nothing...
It's not like trump shut down the government a couple years ago to secure funding for a non existent border wall...
Side note:
Have you ever wondered about a Memento reboot where only one person in the world retained their long term memories?
Every one else just forgets everything after like 20 seconds and gets taken advantage of by a small group of psychopaths?
So, just to recap.
First, you complained that Biden is nothing but empty promises.
Then you complained that taxpayers have to pay for the bridge (if it was an empty promise nobody is paying for it)
Now you're complaining that it's all a waste of money and nothing will be accomplished anyway (do you think we, as a society, are incapable of building a bridge?)
It kind of sounds like you're just going to bitch and moan no matter what.
I remember Trump shutting down the government. Do you think this situation is remotely similar? Does half the population not want this bridge in place?
If that remake does happen, you're not the one that's going to be keeping your memory. You can't even seem to remember what point you were trying to argue when you can just scroll up and read it again.
Just recap:
12 hours ago you randomly insulted me, deleted the comment, and now 12 hours later youre trying to start an argument again in the same thread and close it out with more insults?
Why would you think I wouldn't just block you?
The state of /politics.
Lemmy is a great place...
Until you mention Biden isn't perfect.
Start talking about his flaws and lots of accounts start sounding like trumpers.
It's incredibly depressing to see this is what the "good" party has come to
I dunno what kinda stuff you're into but check out Second Thought on YouTube.
Also Bernie has a podcast now?
There are like minded people out there.
So now you are certain the bridge will be rebuilt?
So I'm confused...
You think this will be fixed quickly and taxpayers won't have to pay for it?
Because that's not what Biden said...
Have you read the link yet?
Like, you're calling me full of shit for what Biden's saying
So just random drive by insults?
You know that's against the rules of pretty much every community, right?
See there you go again with your weird fucking posts, who are you even talking to? You’re having a conversation with yourself and trying to stir shit up. Very inauthentic behavior.
See here you go again with random insults. Ban this person
Oh look it’s his partner in crime, I’ve seen you doing the same. Sow your dissent elsewhere.
You said:
So I elaborated on that comment you replied too...
Did I misunderstand and your comment had nothing to do with what I said and just a drive-by insult?
I didn't want to assume the worst the first time. But two in a row I gotta ask.
Privatize the profits, socialize the losses.