Louisiana, my home state, is banning the promotion of certain vaccines by public health workers. This seems to be in preparation for the upcoming Trump administration.

  • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    What the fuck?

    "Hey, public health worker. Your job is to help the public be heathy. "

    "Oh, BTW, you’re not allowed to tell people about the benefits of getting vaccinated. "

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      1 year ago

      Maybe it’s their strategy to tackle immigration by making their country a hellhole for anybody but the super wealthy?

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        Alabama tried this in the early 2010’s and the results were great for the state. Fields were left with crops rotting because they weren’t harvested, home building slowed, meat processing slowed, people stopped cooperating with police, they arrested a Mercedes Benz exec and a Japanese Toyota employee for not having a driver’s license which I’m sure encouraged those manufacturers to expand factories in the state. Business leaders, churches, and so many others hated it.

        Did they learn? Apparently fucking not. Buckle up because they’re taking it nationwide and the ride is gonna be awful. I’ve already bought 200lbs of rice and beans and a bunch of shelf stable items because I fully expect food costs to skyrocket. I advise everyone do the same because undocumented people do so much that can’t easily be seen.

        Alabama immigration: crops rot as workers vanish to avoid crackdown

        How America’s harshest immigration law failed

    • WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world
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      My Representative on the Louisiana house was a vocal proponent of legislation for this purpose. I’m pretty sure it passed. At least for me calling my elected officials does no good. There is so much support for this crap you can’t get a word in.