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Biden turns 81 as questions about age continue to dominate 2024 race
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What exactly do you recommend to strengthen the economy in rural West Virginia? There's no return on investment in an area with negative population growth, just as there aren't enough rate payers to justify millions of dollars in broadband infrastructure to service half a dozen 20-acre homesites. Businesses are moving to areas with a positive ROI where labor is widely available (and educated), houses are available for that labor, and economic synergy is magnified due to proximity with supporting industries. The reason the economy boomed in WV in the first place was extractive industries who knew they could make bank by paying no-education rural residents next to no money to shovel coal out of open pits. If that's not a viable industry anymore, then what's left? Tourism? Hospitality? Retail? The government can't force businesses to set up shop where they'll lose money.
Funny you say this, I'm not even a capitalist, and that's part of the capitalist problem. If it's not profitable, nobody gets help.
And therein lies the problem. You, much like all the other Democrats, are so capitalistic in nature that you're willing to let anybody who's not wealthy enough just suffer.
Bullshit, I asked you what you propose something. Put your money where your mouth is. What would help? Welfare? Subsidized housing? Government training programs? Tax money on broadband?
Instead of putting words in other people's mouths, why don't you offer up something reasonable? Literally anything except derision would probably suffice.
I would provide a minimum standard of living to every American regardless of any economic Bullshit you pull out.
Putting in simply, we have labor, we have resources, therefore we can make sure people have housing and other nessesities. Because unlike you, which you explicitly said, I do not care about profitability, I do not care what business is want, because businesses, I don't think outside of the government's mandate have any right to exist.
If people need housing, you build houses. If people need internet, you build infrastructure. I have no idea why it's so hard for capitalist brain-rot victims like you to understand this.
UBI then?
"I can't find a job. I refuse to work in retail. I don't care what businesses want. I don't think businesses should exist."
I'm skeptical there's much of anything anyone could propose that would make you happy.
Yeah, WHO? Who builds those houses? With what money? You gonna force someone to build them? Where do you get materials? Do you give the houses away?
I'm not surprised no one will hire you, if it's this hard for you to answer really simple questions.
Keep living with that mushy brain there, capitalist man.
Don't forget to apply for unemployment while you're sitting in your basement with your thumb up your ass.
When fascism takes over our country due to your lack of imagination, Ill remember this conversation.
No lie, that's what you start to sound like when you haven't physically interacted with another human being in a looooooong time. Go touch grass, bro. It's nice outside.
Interesting that you are still talking? Is this a last word game we are doing?