There is a large segment of America who doesn't see the need to invest in our future anymore

[NickB79]

Clean energy.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Child care and education.

Health care and pandemic care.

Critical infrastructure.

Broadband internet.

Other than more billion-dollar warships and nukes for the military, they appear to give zero fucks about the future of our nation. And far from seeing pushback from voters, these people still wield enormous power in our government.

I don't know how I'm supposed to prepare my daughter for life as an adult in the world she'll inherit.

[onecaliberal]

1. THIS is the shithole country.

[XanaDUer2]

2. It is nt

[roamer65]

3. This is the more prevalent thinking only in certain sections of the nation.

It’s not in CA, WA, OR, NY, IL, MN, MI and the New England states for example.

We either start to consider a much looser confederation or the breakup is coming.

[rickyhall]

4. That's Conservatism for you. I call it backward thinking by people scared of the future.

[Brainfodder]

5. Not enough profit in it?

Govt (everywhere) should have taken over basic utilities ages ago IMHO.

Just a start.

Too much money in fossil fuels, and they are the entitlement addicts, who really gets all the $?

Those are the ones that should be exposed as super pigs and humiliate the hell out of them, but not sure they have any shame?

When I hear about one of the super pigs dying, I smile, we should be done working for scraps, that I like out of all of this!
Outrageous abuses of power for sure, and wow you don't take care of the planet, well it's going to "take care" of you then!