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[-] Lovely_sombrero@hexbear.net 44 points 2 weeks ago

IMO they would rise hand in hand anyway, because there is money to be made. Biden's "climate plan" is just about throwing more money at private companies to increase their profits. Even stuff that is directed at the consumer side of things, like EV car subsidies just allows car companies to keep prices higher than they would otherwise be. It is all funneled into private pockets, without even doing the thing that is usually the selling point of these kind of bills under capitalism - lower prices for consumers.

The "Biden climate plan" also enshrined fossil fuels as policy, it includes a provision that for every X of new clean energy, the same amount of fossil fuel permits have to be given out by the US government.

[-] footfaults@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago

say-the-line-bart-1

Nothing will fundamentally change

say-the-line-bart-2

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

We're so fucked.

[-] blame@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

The naked corruption and incompetence of the last couple of administrations in particular has been a real sight to behold. Not to say Obama and Bush and Clinton werent corrupt but the problem seems especially acute now. All of these big spending initiatives just go directly into stock buybacks and deliver exactly zero value to the state. The Treasury might as well do direct deposits into the bank accounts of billionaires at this point.

[-] Runcible@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

Bush's presidency was completely brazenly corrupt and made no pretenses otherwise.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Still waiting on fiber internet they promised me back in high school almost 20 year ago

:doomer:

[-] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

Working as intended

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's what the constituents would've wanted joker-amerikkklap amerikkka

[-] plinky@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Peter meow-fiesta

I dont think his opposition to consumption/production makes much sense tbh, it follows if you ship out oil, and then bring plastic thingies, you get hit by consumption of plastic, not production of oil. meow-floppy

But ecocidal part of mining is true deeper-sadness

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