Posted: Mar 15, 2020 7:35 pm
WayOfTheDodo wrote:willhud9 wrote:WayOfTheDodo wrote:willhud9 wrote:Its again not the federal government's responsibility.
Well I guess it would be then, wouldn't it! Also "some people can't even be trained to take care of dogs" is a shitty argument when you are talking about people who have already been successfully trained to do coal mining. And guess what, miners will still be necessary as the transition to greener technologies includes minerals and stuff that needs to be dug up and processed.What the federal government should not do is bail out workers for a dying industry.
Why not? They have had no problems bailing out rich people and corporations. It's time that regular workers are bailed out too.
Read my post instead of trying to dissect it and score cherry points as you virtue signal.
I already said I do not believe it is the role of the federal government to bail out banks and corporations. Why would that make my position any less consistent?
Just because our government has done so, does not mean it should have.
That is akin to saying, "The federal government has no problem invading the privacy of foreign countries, why not give it the authority to invade the privacy of its citizen's homes."
And if you read my post, I point out that I think it should be the federal government's job to take care of its people. You seem to be of the opinion that people should just be left to themselves and live or die depending on whether they are rich or not. That might be the American Way, but other governments around the world actually try to help people.
I literally wrote the federal government should be authorized to extend educational opportunities, whether it be in forms of college, trade, or simply teaching people basic skills like Excel, and typing. Not exactly leaving them to live or die based on wealth. I simply disagree with the extent the government goes to bail out industry. The natural unemployment rate is essential for economics. Messing around with that can also have detrimental effects on the economy. People lose jobs. It is part of economic growth. The government should provide welfare, but I believe that is for local governments to handle. It eases the burden on the federal government.
After all, the cost of living in California is way higher than Alabama. If the federal government was in charge of divvying out unemployment benefits they'd be doing so in a messy manner. Just utilize the bureaucracy already established and legislate the states by giving minimum expectations. Likewise state governments legislate local counties, etc.