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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivoavpx wrote

Reply to comment by Outrageous-Outside61 in Why Phil Scott again? by rufustphish

We should have family leave in this country but this should be done and supported at the federal level. The problem is that unlike Europe, the US lacks the cultural and political maturity to enact policies like these and for Vermont to support them alone would be exorbitant; and it's too much to ask of small business owners without adequate funding.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ivobxhf wrote

I’ll tentatively agree with you here. But I also don’t trust the federal government to do pretty much anything. These policies can work great in small wealthy nations, but for better or worse, that is not the US.

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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivodwz5 wrote

Generally speaking, private industry does a much worse job running "pretty much anything" than government. For example, infrastructure and public transportation. The US Military is government run and nobody fucks with our military. If you want to live in a country and under a government managed by unregulated private interests and industry—the environment, the military and infrastructure—there's always Russia. There's a reason so many US Conservatives idolize the likes of Putin and Orban.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ivoel8o wrote

I’m honestly not conservative or liberal, I vote by issue and which candidate I think best reflects my views on the issues I believe are important at the time. And I’ll agree that private business is not the answer for many of our problems as well. To be honest, I don’t think there is an answer to many of our problems that involves anything but ourselves at a personal level.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ivoeoqp wrote

For what it’s worth, I agree with your sentiment. I just don’t see how it’s possible to apply in the United States.

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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivoioyv wrote

It's a constant struggle... Just keep voting, just keep voting... (sung to the tune of Just keep swimming....)

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