tintory@lemm.ee to Politics@beehaw.org · 7 months agoWhy Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months 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-27 months 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-27 months 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.