I've seen this comparison a few times. "Nobody asked how to pay for WW2" is now an excuse for achieving a policy goal in the most absurd and expensive way possible, despite a litany of other options.https://twitter.com/paulblum/status/1093697552937930752 …
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The idea that actual GND legislation would actually make it through the US Congress and into law without any further consideration given to funding is completely absurd.
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It just seems worth noting, as people lose their shit over this under the apparent belief that AOC can magically conjure laws into existence.
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Heard that same apologetics about various zany tea party schemes as well.
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Seems like a systematic bias about when crank ideas are worrying and when we shouldn’t take them literally
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wow now I lovee helicopter memes
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(to be perfectly clear yeah both are bad and I wish people would stop lying and also threatening to kill each other)
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