▲ 527 ▼ The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. (newrepublic.com) submitted 2 years ago by TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 141 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) They're only horrible when you aren't rich and/or care about the safety and well-being of others. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 2 years ago They're also horrible if you care about the long term. A lot of conservative policies are analogous to eating the seed corn. Yeah, you save some money now but in thirty years your infrastructure is collapsing. Or if you're really unlucky and push your luck, the state fails entirely. Most rich selfish people don't really want to die when a bridge collapses permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 2 years ago They're also horrible if you care about the long term. A lot of conservative policies are analogous to eating the seed corn. Yeah, you save some money now but in thirty years your infrastructure is collapsing. Or if you're really unlucky and push your luck, the state fails entirely. Most rich selfish people don't really want to die when a bridge collapses permalink fedilink source parent