We can all stop talking about it now Joe Biden solved it.
Hexbear’s greatest villain got us again…
He’s not wrong, but it stems from lack of political will/actively benefitting from the status quo, not from inability.
Well yeah, but he’s knows that too.
edit: he’s basically doing the eric andre shooting things meme. “How could the government (me) do this???”
Juan Posadas could solve it quite simply.
it’s the American way: the same people that got rich trashing the place will extract more profits having it cleaned up.
Does anyone have a good article on the IRA/CHIPS and what it’s results actually are? Everything I can find is just empty press releases from ghoulish NGOs. It seems like it was just a handout to capital.
It seems like it was just a handout to capital.
Because it was after anything actually useful was stripped out to get conservative buy in (from both the dems and gop)
I know telecom is basically running on the fumes of the IRA right now. My job wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the billions earmarked for FTTH.
Sad part is that all the private companies that managed to get that money just enriched their owners while keeping wages as low as possible. The ones in right to work states hired on a bunch of people for Paycheck Protection money then fired them all immediately too. 90% of that money went into the pockets of small business tyrants to buy mansions and fancy cars…
Ah yes, the classic solution to an overproduction and overconsumption crisis – building more production capacity
