DT Kills NYC Climate Resiliency Study (closing, farmer, bike)
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So it seems like "leftist" is now synonymous with scientific and developed nation consensus, at least here on the NYC city-data sub. While I may partly agree that we're past tipping points that can no longer be reversed, the conspiracy theory echo chamber of inaction over the past two decades has gotten us into this mess, and now that we're in it the message is shifting to "well, nothing we can do now."
The fact that DT pulled out of Paris, has opened up federal land for more extraction, and has turned the EPA from an actual functioning regulatory body for our protection to a political puppet show is his way of rubbing our noses in the mess that he has already made on the carpet.
But hey, at least he's not HC, amirite?
It doesn't matter so long as he's Owning The Libs (Tm). It's all that matters to them.
1. Climate change isn't real anyway
2. Destroying the most important city to the world economy is cool because it's fun to Own The Libs!
3. *Shrug* who cares it wouldn't be that bad
4. There's nothing that can be done anyway, there's no action to mitigate natural disasters, so let's do nothing !
If this study is so important that it will lead to 'destruction' of the city, why doesn't the city fund it? If the city has other priorities, such as Office of Nightlife, so does the Federal government. Even the State is not in a hurry to fund it either. At some point you have to take ownership of your own local problems and not wait for the Orange Daddy to come and fix it for you.
So it seems like "leftist" is now synonymous with scientific and developed nation consensus, at least here on the NYC city-data sub. While I may partly agree that we're past tipping points that can no longer be reversed, the conspiracy theory echo chamber of inaction over the past two decades has gotten us into this mess, and now that we're in it the message is shifting to "well, nothing we can do now."
The fact that DT pulled out of Paris, has opened up federal land for more extraction, and has turned the EPA from an actual functioning regulatory body for our protection to a political puppet show is his way of rubbing our noses in the mess that he has already made on the carpet.
But hey, at least he's not HC, amirite?
Why isn't your state funding it? Please write to your governor.
Do you believe this is important or not? It is important enough that you want it, but not important enough that you would pay for it?
If this study is so important that it will lead to 'destruction' of the city, why doesn't the city fund it? If the city has other priorities, such as Office of Nightlife, so does the Federal government. Even the State is not in a hurry to fund it either.
It would stand to reason that the federal government should play some role in shoring up its most important city. And since the federal government already has tons of money in Nyc resiliency projects post Sandy , that their involvement would continue.
However to just trash something half way through for a tiny pittance of money is ... Short sighted and stupid.
It would stand to reason that the federal government should play some role in shoring up its most important city. And since the federal government already has tons of money in Nyc resiliency projects post Sandy , that their involvement would continue.
However to just trash something half way through for a tiny pittance of money is ... Short sighted and stupid.
But high five for owning the libs !!!
If its a tiny pittance of money, why doesn't the city fund it? As far as I know, the city is literally contributing $0 to this study.
If its a tiny pittance of money, why doesn't the city fund it? As far as I know, the city is literally contributing $0 to this study.
Are you faulting them for that? Years ago when it began the city should have said "oh you know what let's allocate some funds to this just in case we elect a president who decides Owning The Libs is a policy goal and cuts the funding "
The city contributes billions more in Federal tax revenue than it receives . to say they aren't contributing enough For an in-progress study to continue is BS.
But hey. NYC doesn't vote for the Own The Libs party so let's do this petty ****. All good!
I just don't believe in any BS "study" programs that are nothing but cookie jar for the local officials to send their relatives and friends more money. If you do an audit or investigation, all these studies including actual construction work all have ties to politicians through consultation fees with kickbacks.
Are you faulting them for that? Years ago when it began the city should have said "oh you know what let's allocate some funds to this just in case we elect a president who decides Owning The Libs is a policy goal and cuts the funding "
The city contributes billions more in Federal tax revenue than it receives . to say they aren't contributing enough For an in-progress study to continue is BS.
But hey. NYC doesn't vote for the Own The Libs party so let's do this petty ****. All good!
At any point the city can pick up the tab. Again, this is not a priority for the Feds, if it is for the city, they can always pay for it, ANY TIME. The Feds are looking at us and see that we are funding other, what they deem more 'frivolous' things, so they are re-routing the money, since we have so much.
If someone is installing golden toilets in their bathroom, they can't cry that they don't have enough money for food. The Feds have other more urgent priorities.
I just don't believe in any BS "study" programs that are nothing but cookie jar for the local officials to send their relatives and friends more money. If you do an audit or investigation, all these studies including actual construction work all have ties to politicians through consultation fees with kickbacks.
Any public project has studies. It's your assertion that 100 pct of them are corrupt and 0 pct of them should occur?
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