What SHOULD be taught in schools?
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[–]StBlops2cel_is_Lord 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (9 children)
We have a country to rebuild, people!
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[–]PostmodernJukebox 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (8 children)
actually a lot of american infrastructure is past its expiry dates. most dams for instance. and for what its worth our train system is ancient compared to the rest of the developed world. we arent completly broken yet but we should take care of what we have before we are.
[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (7 children)
Yeah if I recall there are over 80,000 structurally deficient bridges in the US right now. We're literally letting our infrastructure crumble so the military-industrial-complex can pocket a few more billion
[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (6 children)
public works projects opportunity? hmmm.
[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (5 children)
Yeah exactly, it seems like an easy win for a politician. And people have been saying that for a while. Yet they keep dragging their feet, I guess they're too busy making billions to give a shit. Hence why people feel protests and such are necessary
[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (3 children)
I think we could do this crowdfunded-style. Or just crowdsourced somehow. Lots of people are out of work, just need to organize it to be safe, provide food, shelter, expertise, etc. Maybe training if that's what's needed.
It would be meaningful work. Infrastructure is important.
[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
Yeah the problem is getting such a work program through congress. They won't pass funding for such a bill, because of "partisan" reasons. But when the military-industrial-banking complex needs more funding, suddenly it's a "bipartisan" issue and is passed immediately.
[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
Yeah but we could just ... do it. Without waiting on gov't funding or involvement. Or any funding. Just organize it, whatever it needs, and do it.
Public works project is the perfect thing to deal with covid out-of-work stuff. If it can be done safely. I guess if it can't some sort of work-from-home public works project might be safer.
[–]PostmodernJukebox 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
a neighbor of mine mixed her own cement to patch her sidewalk once. it would be great if communities could come together and fill potholes.
[–]PostmodernJukebox 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
i disagree with my father on almost everything politically and i thought the idea of a public works project seemed so inoffensive and agreeable. he sat there and gave me reasons all about why if it hasnt been done already its probably for good reasons and how "well if a bridge is 'expired' but its still holding up then why would you fix what isnt broken some bridges have lasted hundreds of years" etc..... makes me want to move i swear to god.
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