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In a nod to labor unions, President Joe Biden is moving to boost wages for construction workers on projects paid for with federal funding, a step that would appeal to a key constituency ahead of next year’s presidential election and potentially shrink the pay gap between northern and southern states.

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[–] Hazdaz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They did that with the infrastructure bill. Republicans were literally fighting it tooth-and-nail one day, and the very next day they were back in their home state taking credit for it. And this has been a common practice for them for decades now. And they always never get called-out on it by the media.

[–] K1nsey6 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Drilling in the Gulf in an area the size of Italy was also in the infrastructure bill. Oil is killing our environment and this fuck stick ramps it up

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Did you expect different? Biden ran as an centrist establishment candidate and he's been exactly that. Anyway, in general, trashing the environment is something both parties agree on but it's more acceptable for Dems to do. They get to claim "we had to do this but I promise we're gonna incrementally slow it down, next year..."

[–] Hazdaz -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are we going to just sit there and pretend that we don't need oil? What are you typing on right now? What are you reading this message on? What are 1/2 your clothes and most of the appliances around your house made of? You think anything will move without lubrication?

Rainbows and unicorn farts only go so far. At some point reality kicks in and we realize we need plastic and lubricants and gasoline and diesel and jet fuel and synthetic rubber and a host of other materials that are all around us.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

just wait until reality kicks in and you realize we can't grow massive amounts of food without a predictable climate, and that we only have a finite amount of oil anyways