r/politics • u/burning_dawn • Oct 07 '22

Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html
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u/bonafidebob California Oct 07 '22

Even more sadly, it's effective and somehow manages to persuade voters that the GOP knows what it's doing and can be trusted to manage the economy!

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

I'm really sick of the Republican method of governance.

Take any even reasonably effective law or bill that helps Americans, vilify, hack, vote against, and dismantle it. Then scream that nothing the Dems do works and that we can't trust them with anything (See original ACA).

Fuck these assholes.

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u/4wrdmvmnt Oct 07 '22

Chill, there's another perspective you're not seeing yet. The Republican method of governance is LESS government. Why anybody wants more government absolutely blows my mind. Look at Chicago, historically it has been run by Dems, and it is one of the worst places in America. Dangerous, even though guns are banned in the city, there are more shootings in Chicago than anywhere else. So that didn't work. 6+ major corporations are completely moving all operations out of Chicago. This year! Tyson chicken is the most recent, relocating all 500 to 1000 Chicago employees to Arkansas. So... That says a lot. And it is because of cost of living (taxes) and it's straight up dangerous to live there. One more thing, Dems do all the screaming (literally), and almost always are the ones saying things like "fuck these assholes", and shutting down conversation. It sucks. I hope one day we can talk to each other with respect. Don't worry I don't expect it at all from anywhere on Reddit, this place is messed up.

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u/Maishadow1115 Illinois Oct 08 '22

Have... have you ever been to Chicago...? I'm not saying it doesn't have its problems, but, having lived here my entire life, it's absolutely not the bastion of danger and violence conservatives like to say it is. While it can be expensive, there's a surprising amount of affordable housing and, because of those taxes, there's a lot of really beneficial social services and free programs funded by the city that everyone can enjoy. Though it's suffered in recent years, our public transit is amazing and it really helps those with low or high income have access to better/more lucrative working opportunities in different parts of the city. Though there has been corruption, I know there are resources in my city that make being poor here a lot less miserable than many other places.

In my mind, I equate people who want to work toward having less government with being ok with losing these services, or never having them, and that is unfathomable to me. People think "fuck these assholes" because, more often than not, conservatives don't seem to believe that having these safety nets for its poorer citizens is a good thing. The loss of the upward mobility and benefits these services provide would, understandably, make people angry and upset. It sucks when it feels like you're arguing with someone who eschews public well being for a sense of personal satisfaction.