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"He is surprised that bankers are in a hurry to put themselves in a position to make money?" It's not just bankers, it's almost every kind of business and poli
by edblarney 10y ago
"He is surprised that bankers are in a hurry to put themselves in a position to make money?"
It's not just bankers, it's almost every kind of business and political entity.
Moreover, we shouldn't be so cynical.
They are the government that the people elected, and it's time to move forward.
They have already shown themselves to be not particularly ideological on many issues, and willing to work on a lot of stuff.
Clearly, there will be boundaries and hopeless causes, but it'd be unwise to push arbitrary antagonism.
Example: the Affordable Healthcare Act will be repealed, which is sad, but you know, it was far from perfect, and the current administration if very sensitive to the optics of 'taking away people's healthcare' - and some of the limited proposals have some positive elements, such as 'buying across state lines' (I know that one is complicated ...).
Obviously, if you're in the business of stopping CO2 emissions, it's going to be painful, but on many fronts, there's opportunity for progress, even if you don't like the new government.