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"Think of the jobs" is almost as bad as "Think of the kids" as far as excuses for things go. We see it a lot in the realm of energy production too. LEO or Roug
by jonah 12y ago
"Think of the jobs" is almost as bad as "Think of the kids" as far as excuses for things go.
We see it a lot in the realm of energy production too. LEO or Roughneck can't be the only job these folks could possibly get if there were fewer of those positions.
- Pxtl 12y agoI'd say that "think of the jobs" is generally a damned sight worse than "think of the kids" as rationalizations for bad policy go. Jobs defense is often protecting an explicit waste of resources, while kids at least are worth protecting and tend to break libertarian models of the universe.