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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

I think the thing congress is worried about is how quickly the entire country devolves to anarchy if the trains stop.

We cancelled all flights in the USA for two days after 9/11 and it really didn't do much of anything major, but Walmart turns over all stock every month or so, and groceries are turned over much faster.

Trains also provide a significant amount of coal still used to fuel power plants.

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danaris3y ago

Well, then, maybe Congress should mandate paid sick leave for the people running those trains, rather than mandating that those workers should just shut up and deal with it.

bombcarOP3y ago

But that would involve congress doing the right thing instead of the easy thing. But luckily we’ll do the right thing eventually, after having exhausted all other possibilities.

danaris3y ago

Here's hopin'.

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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

I think the thing congress is worried about is how quickly the entire country devolves to anarchy if the trains stop.

Trains also provide a significant amount of coal still used to fuel power plants.

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danaris3y ago

Well, then, maybe Congress should mandate paid sick leave for the people running those trains, rather than mandating that those workers should just shut up and deal with it.

bombcarOP3y ago

But that would involve congress doing the right thing instead of the easy thing. But luckily we’ll do the right thing eventually, after having exhausted all other possibilities.

danaris3y ago

Here's hopin'.

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