▲ 70 ▼ The Democratic Party Still Hates The Left (blackagendareport.com) submitted 1 week ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/usa@lemmy.ml 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (6 children) What do you mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -7 points 6 days ago (5 children) the US government has not remotely shown that they can be competent at handling large amounts of money when not legally required to (like Amtrak and USPS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (1 child) The purpose of a system is what it does. The US government doesn’t serve us. It serves the wealthy, and it does it fairly competently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago I just love their examples of us government being bad with money are the exact examples of how corporations screwed up things not anything with the government and money while saying the corporations are the ones to trust permalink fedilink source parent [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago (2 children) Do you think the issues were because of the government being bad at money? Ignoring the constant sabotage by republicans/corporations then lack of fixes from dems? Usps got fucked by Republicans requirements to fully fund pensions at once then an actual person (who Biden did nothing about) from shipping companies appointed to fuck it over. Amtrak is both under funded and screwed by this countries refusal to do anything good with rail. On just about every line they are the lowest priority because the country won't build new lines as they have to run on rails owned by freight companies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 child) I listed both as examples of the US government doing a good job handling money, they both work surprisingly well for how little they need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 days ago Not at all how your comment reads permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -7 points 6 days ago (5 children) the US government has not remotely shown that they can be competent at handling large amounts of money when not legally required to (like Amtrak and USPS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (1 child) The purpose of a system is what it does. The US government doesn’t serve us. It serves the wealthy, and it does it fairly competently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago I just love their examples of us government being bad with money are the exact examples of how corporations screwed up things not anything with the government and money while saying the corporations are the ones to trust permalink fedilink source parent [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago (2 children) Do you think the issues were because of the government being bad at money? Ignoring the constant sabotage by republicans/corporations then lack of fixes from dems? Usps got fucked by Republicans requirements to fully fund pensions at once then an actual person (who Biden did nothing about) from shipping companies appointed to fuck it over. Amtrak is both under funded and screwed by this countries refusal to do anything good with rail. On just about every line they are the lowest priority because the country won't build new lines as they have to run on rails owned by freight companies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 child) I listed both as examples of the US government doing a good job handling money, they both work surprisingly well for how little they need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 days ago Not at all how your comment reads permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (1 child) The purpose of a system is what it does. The US government doesn’t serve us. It serves the wealthy, and it does it fairly competently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago I just love their examples of us government being bad with money are the exact examples of how corporations screwed up things not anything with the government and money while saying the corporations are the ones to trust permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago I just love their examples of us government being bad with money are the exact examples of how corporations screwed up things not anything with the government and money while saying the corporations are the ones to trust permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 days ago (2 children) Do you think the issues were because of the government being bad at money? Ignoring the constant sabotage by republicans/corporations then lack of fixes from dems? Usps got fucked by Republicans requirements to fully fund pensions at once then an actual person (who Biden did nothing about) from shipping companies appointed to fuck it over. Amtrak is both under funded and screwed by this countries refusal to do anything good with rail. On just about every line they are the lowest priority because the country won't build new lines as they have to run on rails owned by freight companies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 child) I listed both as examples of the US government doing a good job handling money, they both work surprisingly well for how little they need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 days ago Not at all how your comment reads permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 child) I listed both as examples of the US government doing a good job handling money, they both work surprisingly well for how little they need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 days ago Not at all how your comment reads permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 days ago Not at all how your comment reads permalink fedilink source parent