tintory@lemm.ee to Politics@beehaw.org · 2 years agoWhy Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkWhy Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'www.businessinsider.comtintory@lemm.ee to Politics@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat kind of fantasy land are you living in where local governments have any power at all to make state governments do anything?
minus-squaredebanqued@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years ago And to be clear, the use of “state” in your quote was the generic sense of the word. (emphasis added)
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoYou’re talking about Republicans but then saying “state” is a generic word. But anyway, assuming you mean nation-states, what makes you think there’s anything preventing nation-states from just letting their people starve? They do it all the time.
What kind of fantasy land are you living in where local governments have any power at all to make state governments do anything?
(emphasis added)
You’re talking about Republicans but then saying “state” is a generic word.
But anyway, assuming you mean nation-states, what makes you think there’s anything preventing nation-states from just letting their people starve? They do it all the time.