Texas residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
apnews.com
A hurricane warning has been declared for a large stretch of the state's coastline, from near Corpus Christi to an area south of Houston.
  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    If you help the people, and then give the state the bill, you understand that it’s still the people who will suffer, right? You’ve just changed when and how.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      To pay it they have to raise taxes or cut services…

      Something voters will feel, and make it more likely they vote out the current shit leadership.

      I live in a red state, I know what I’m saying we do and there’s a nonzero chance it happens to the state I live in…

      Doesn’t make it a bad plan. It means I’ve thought of the consequences long before making that social media comment.

          • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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            6 months ago

            I just don’t think that we’re going to agree that “the people need to suffer, if not in this way then another” is the enlightened take that you seem to think that it is. So I’ll agree to disagree here, have a good day.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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              6 months ago

              I think I’m just not being clear:

              They will suffer more if republicans stay in charge.

              Bailing them out over and over again makes them think Republicans are doing a good job

              Republicans having to raise their taxes to cover lack of preparedness even as more continue to happ ns makes them realize shit is not being handled, and that replacing the republicans would be a good idea.

              We agree, you’re just thinking short term.

              And I’m saying how to fix it long term rather than having the short term problem over and over and over again u til the end of time.