Two major organizations that represent local authorities across the U.S. have voiced their support for a bipartisan bill that would open the door to federal aid for extreme heat.
Its kind of silly for Nevada, Arizona and Texas to ask for aid. They are basically asking for a yearly donation which is stupid. You guys live in ~100% arid areas… your leadership should be crating infastructure given your needs by taxing higher. The constituents pride themselves on affordable housing and low taxes yet the governement is asking for a yearly bailout.
Naw, it’s what we do as a nation. Blue states subsidize red states every year because it’s the right thing to do. The gov’t helps coastal states in the Gulf and East Coast when they get hit by hurricanes every year. The gov’t (ie, all of us) support midwest towns when they get hit by tornados, floods, or train derailments, because… we are a country. Less and less these days, but still.
Its kind of silly for Nevada, Arizona and Texas to ask for aid. They are basically asking for a yearly donation which is stupid. You guys live in ~100% arid areas…
Houston is not arid. The Rio Grande Valley is not arid. Corpus Christi and Beaumont are not arid. Texas has 367 miles of oppressively humid coastline.
Its kind of silly for Nevada, Arizona and Texas to ask for aid. They are basically asking for a yearly donation which is stupid. You guys live in ~100% arid areas… your leadership should be crating infastructure given your needs by taxing higher. The constituents pride themselves on affordable housing and low taxes yet the governement is asking for a yearly bailout.
The problem with neoliberal capitalism is that other people’s money runs out.
Especially when all your policies are devoted to hollowing out the middle class for the benefit of the rich.
It’s like the meme with the dog:
(Edit: I’m having problems with image embedding: https://imgflip.com/i/7ubf3v)
Naw, it’s what we do as a nation. Blue states subsidize red states every year because it’s the right thing to do. The gov’t helps coastal states in the Gulf and East Coast when they get hit by hurricanes every year. The gov’t (ie, all of us) support midwest towns when they get hit by tornados, floods, or train derailments, because… we are a country. Less and less these days, but still.
Houston is not arid. The Rio Grande Valley is not arid. Corpus Christi and Beaumont are not arid. Texas has 367 miles of oppressively humid coastline.