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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because companies > people in the eyes of the state.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

It depends on which state, which is even more sad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Something something job creators….something something trickle down

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's more like companies = jobs in the eyes of voters.

ETA: What's with the downvotes? You guys think this is wrong?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have never once gave a flying fuck about a nebulous concept of "jobs."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sounds like you are in a very good position to appreciate how the average voter feels about this.

ETA: I think we'd all be better off if people had a more realistic and practical attitude to jobs.