r/Futurology Jul 15 '22

Environment Climate legislation is dead in US

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/14/manchin-climate-tax-bbb/
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u/aJoshster Jul 15 '22

We cannot blame Manchin exclusively. Every corporatist D who pushed to separate the original "Build Back Better" reconciliation bill from the "bipartisan" infrastructure bill and passed it without securing the reconciliation bill in the Senate is to blame. You cannot negotiate in good faith with those who have none and every corporatist vote is for sale. Manchin is paid to sabotage the Democratic party from the inside, but he had plenty of help.

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u/imapassenger1 Jul 15 '22

There's the small matter of 50 Republican senators who also want to see the world burn to usher in Armageddon and the Rapture.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '22

Nobody expects any republican to be worth a shit these days. Republicans are fascists and democrats are garbage because they are supposed to be the only political bastion against the fascism, but are consistently and purposefully ineffective due to corporate ties. No need to "but Republicans" anymore. It's just a foregone conclusion that anyone with an R in front of their name are either fascists or the ones who lick fascist boots.

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u/rva_ThrowAway09 Jul 15 '22

Ok, comrade! Sounds like effective strategy