Franklin

I know this is a troll but just in case anyone passing by buys into this.

Capitalism is a huge reason why we’ve had such difficulty fighting the ongoing climate catastrophe, plastic pollution issue, PFAS pollution issue, Mercury pollution issue and housing crisis.

The reason is twofold, first fiduciary obligation will make sure that any publicly traded corporation has to prioritize short-term gain over long term sustainability both for themselves and the planet.

The second reason is that once a company has sufficient control over a market they can use their money to influence legislation and competition with little regard for societal effects.

These are just some things off the top of my head.

Absolutely I hope we can find a way to fast track their development because they will be essential in mitigating the worst effects of climate change.

Plus good luck getting nuclear power in a capitalist society at the volume we’d need. There is a high upfront cost with it only beginning to pay back that investment in the very long term.

Right because having private companies in control of a means of free speech has always worked out fine

Winning third in your own State, not even second. That’s gotta hurt.

Right when bad things happen under capitalism it’s just the profit motive

Private industry handling a public utility is never a good idea, see: Texas power grid

internet should be treated like water and power and handled by the city.

Yeah I will say that while I’m in full support of light rail just like you it is one of the most difficult projects a city can undertake and there are a lot of ways it can overrun on cost and compromise too much to be effective

Absolutely I understand that the broader political definition of libertarian is not what it’s been co-opted to be in North America.

Here it is inextricably linked to the most insane rhetoric, used only the brainwash people into voting against their interest.

Sounds like an app for cab based hookups.

I really hope they follow it with plans for expansion to the public transit system

Good fucking riddance

So glad the team is finding success outside of the escapist

The post is American centric and if you wanted some more diverse content just make it instead of complaining and making the place worse overall

I think the biggest red flag for me lately has been libertarian because what I’ve learned that actually means is you’re the insane flavor Republican but don’t want the bad PR

Gottem lol

Look I hate a two party system as much as the next person but the both sides are the same thing is just not true, don’t say it.