Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
This is a pretty big one, and it chips away a big stupid argument that Trump and the right wing has been making. That being, “the left wants to invest in EVs and, EV manufacturing isn’t as good for American workers.”
Which is technically true, but it’s true because there are less unions in EV manufacturing, and that makes the jobs shittier. And America’s right is the corporate mouthpiece for killing unions.
This is a pretty big one, and it chips away a big stupid argument that Trump and the right wing has been making. That being, “the left wants to invest in EVs and, EV manufacturing isn’t as good for American workers.”
It's not just Trump and the right wing. There was an interview that Shawn Fain had with PBS where the interviewer kept trying to paint unions as anti-EV.
This? https://www.pbs.org/video/countering-china-1695752854/
Seems like pretty reasonable questioning. She asked for his response to what Trump was blabbing about.
There are also fewer parts to EVs, which means fewer parts to manufacture. Of course, the implication of that being an argument against EVs is that we should keep driving Rube Goldberg machines with more points of failure because that's someone's job - but nobody would bat an eye at having a robot do that job if it's possible to.
@tintory This better just be the start. These workers should understand there won’t be as many jobs in building EVs and making batteries or maintenance at dealerships. Instead there will be new jobs in building and maintening solar farms and charging stations all over the country. States should be running job retraining programs to prepare the workforce. Becoming a skilled electrician will make a very good career. Buildings and homes are also being converted to use electricity more and oil products less. It is better to start sooner than later.
I used to build maintenance apps for a logistics company, and one thing I learn is that you should be suprise on what kind of jobs will pop up