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[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This illustrates very well how broken our economic system is lol. What benefits "the economy" (GDP) is not what benefits real people/communities.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 6 points 11 months ago

It's also well documented by strongtowns how car infrastructure specifically devastates local communities and bankrupts cities due to how exorbitantly expensive it is. Long car commutes may increase the GDP of a country, but local areas suffer.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Look man, I understand that hundreds of dead babies sounds like a tragic thing. But please, think about the jobs created for the people that dig their mass graves.