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by chankstein38 803 days ago
I think this stems from the fact that the government takes years to do anything and mostly caters to special interests. If we could get them to actually take action on things then this kind of thing wouldn't be necessary but I feel like, more often than not, we're all left waiting on them to decide how to best make sure their industry/corporate friends aren't harmed before they decide to do what's best for the public.
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dfxm12 803 days ago
Like the article says, Joe Biden is doing something about this, catering to all Americans. It's hard for me to see how you're offering a negative spin in light of this story. If you like this, vote in more people with the similar policies. Call your reps and potential reps and tell them you like this and you want to see more of this. Donate to their campaigns if you have the cash. This is how you give positive feedback. Don't vote for people who run on policies about deregulation.
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Analemma_ 803 days ago
This is the kind of annoying "more cynical than thou" comment which sounds insightful and meant to grasp at upvotes, but is really a self-fulfilling defeatist prophecy that leads us to a place nobody wants to be. We can and should expect better, but we also have to work for it instead of shrugging and giving up.
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neon5077 803 days ago
This is the kinf of annoying "holier than thou" comment which sounds insightful, but which is utterly divorced from the reality of our crumbling and dysfunctional government.

Just look at how Flint, MI was handled. It took years of nationwide outrage for the government to even admit that there was a problem.

Facts are that the US government is (now) intentionally and explicitly designed to remove all power from the people and give it to lobbyists and special interest groups. All levels of government explicitly ignore majority decisions and do whatever the fuck they want. Even votes barely matter when districts are gerrymandered so hard that all elections are predetermined. When that's not enough, we just go straight for bald faced voter suppression.

Things are not sunshine and roses. The US government is actively working against you.

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