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[-] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 95 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When 50 thousand people were evacuated from the city of Pripyat following the Chernobyl incident in 1986, the Soviet government built an entirely new city, Slavutych in just two years, 50km away, to accommodate those who lost their homes.

From the start, Slavutych was planned to become a "21st-century city". Compared to other cities in Ukraine, Slavutych has a modern architecture with pleasant surroundings, and the standard of living in the city is much higher than in most other Ukrainian cities.

This would be the last city the Soviet Union would ever build. The entire country would collapse in just two years’ time, but they managed to do something like this.

[-] roux@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

So if I follow this logic, if the US builds a new city for the displaced victims, it would speed up our nation's collapse? Let's fucking go!

[-] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year ago

Chernobyl was not the reason for the Soviet collapse, which was primarily driven by political and economic factors (i.e. import of Western liberal ideology).

I’m just saying that even a country with declining economy could manage that, let alone the wealthiest country in the world. It’s a matter of political will.

[-] roux@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

No, I gotcha. I was just trying to make a dumb joke lol.

[-] Tiocfaidhcaisarla@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

Yeah but did they have blue jeans?

smuglord

Oh asking questions??? Go to gulag!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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[-] Rom@hexbear.net 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meanwhile Biden sent another $500 million to Ukraine and $8 billion to pissrael.

biden-the-thing We don't have any more money to help people survive, Jack, we spent it all making people dead

[-] crime@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

That's $96,590.90 for each of the 88,000 people currently under mandatory evacuation orders for the LA fires btw

[-] THEPH0NECOMPANY@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago

Holy shit this is just insulting

Imagine having your entire life burnt away and the feds gives you a day and a half worth of funds for lodgings.

Even if you are fortunate enough to have free temporary housing from a family member or someone this is still going to go very quickly.

[-] real@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago

That’s 70 more than we got in Appalachia. Things are trending in the right direction. bloomer

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

maybe-later-kiddo It's the pragmatic thing to do sweetie.

[-] neroiscariot@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago
[-] roux@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago
[-] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago

Landords: "So you're telling me my tenants can afford another $770 in rent this month? Thanks, I really needed this!"

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago

It's a house, Michael. How much could it cost? $770?

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Holy shit... My brain automatically corrected it to $770 million until I read the comments... I was thinking it was the sum of all payments, because $770 was so laughably incorrect my brain didn't even allow it to stand as is.

Here child, have half a week in a hotel or something. Buy yourself a pack of gum while you're at it, it might help with the hunger.

[-] fox@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Same here, I saw the number and my brain inserted 7 more orders of magnitude because what a pittance

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago

Sorry you lost all your material possessions, here is not even a months rent

[-] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago

not even a third of a months rent for many

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Especially in Pasadena lmfao

[-] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

$770? Do they really think $600 is anywhere near enough? LA was already had a ridiculous cost of living, how is $450 going to even make a dent?

I guess they'll expect people to be happy they got a $375, after all Trump would have been worse amIright? maybe-later-kiddo

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

"$2000 checks out the door immediately!" I guess at least the folks in LA are getting closer to receiving the 2k the dems promised 4 years ago, so that's progress!

[-] MaxOS@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

"sorry ya lost your home. Go get a shave and a new suit, jack!" biden-troll

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

DEMOCRATS SUCK ASSSSSS DUDE

partiotism

[-] dkr567@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Biden regime straight up laughing at the have-not Californians with this announcement.

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago
[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

brandon Here's some lottery money. Good luck, Jack!

[-] buh@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

That’s like 1 week of rent in LA

[-] FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 1 year ago

Goddamnit, with this and the Covid era windfall he gave the poors, we're never going to get them to work again!

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

The right was accusing them of doing this with the storm over the fall and here they are literally doing the same exact shit! vote

[-] shath@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

don't spend it all in one place, champ

[-] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago

The same man who couldn't give us the full 2000 he promised

[-] refolde@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile the U.S. gives another $69 trillion worth of weapons aid to Israel for the 100th time.

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

a jillion dollars to israel tho

[-] miz@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

only a jillion huh? get me AIPAC on the phone disgost

[-] poppy_apocalypse@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My neighbor's giant tree blew over and crushed her car, her mom's car, and her daughter's car. $770 wouldn't even cover removing the tree. She probably won't qualify for the payment because fire didn't down the tree

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the xbox Joe, I don't have a tv to play it on or a house to live in but thanks anyway

Still love the xbox

[-] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

Might as well fling them a few copper coins from his passing curricle

Aristocratic ass charity amount

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

Worse insult than nothing, even worse than throwing a nickel at them. This communicates one thing - they took a look and didn't care to actually assess finances, like 'how expensive could it be?!'. So they're looking at the issue as a check in the box, not a human need where they would have to actually talk to the plebes.

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

this-is-fine $770 is fine

[-] SovietyWoomy@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

I wonder how much ~~price gouging~~ inflation this will cause

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm really looking forward to financial news in 2030 still intoning the holy litany "with pandemic savings dwindling" alongside this new "and wildfire windfall almost depleted" verse. Unserious country, I'd be less insulted by a bullet.

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

porky-happy: “Don’t give me that look, kiddo. You should feel grateful you even got a penny. You know that money came from the T-word, right?”

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Lmao don't spend it all in one place

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I really think at this point that Biden is not going to win 2028.

[-] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago
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