You can download the full study from the "State of Obesity 2020" link, it has maps, graphs, etc. The 12 states over 35% are literally just the most obese states in the US. They happen to be red states as well, with the exception of Michigan. The next level down, 30-35%, is mostly red states. The bluer the state, the less obese it tends to be.
It's a problem when "red states" are at such disadvantages, don't you think? Health, life expectancy, educational opportunities, jobs are lagging in these areas. I mean, these are plain facts and brushing aside facts or minimizing them doesn't help.
Regarding conspiracy theories, I can't really think of any left-wing ones that have actually caused major problems, however I can think of several right-wing ones right off the top 0f my head that have. QAnon, the "stolen" 2020 election, the Covid vaccine has a microchip (or will kill you in 6 months, etc),the "birther" movement, Sandy Hook "crisis actors", that's just what I can think of in a few seconds, there's no doubt more. I can't think of any left-wing ones that compare in scale or damage done. Not saying there isn't any, just saying I can't think of any.
To be honest with you, I hate most media. They're all pretty bad with manipulation, I agree. That said, I do see a big difference in how the outlets peddle stories. With your example of the current story of the cop killing the black girl, to me thats not at all fear mongering, it's outrage porn. Their intent doesn't seem to be to cause fear, it seems to fan the flames of the current anti-police climate. A current example of fear mongering on the right is "the border crisis" narrative. An example of victim mentality could be Tucker Carlson claiming white people are under attack. With conservative news, I notice a constant "boogeyman" threat, whereas on the left, I see more "virtue triggering" (I may be making that term up, it's just what comes to mind so I hope you get what I mean).
Shit, yeah turns out part of it was clickeable. Doofus that I am.
It seems that although they may be less obese they are still growing in their obesity rates just as red states are. Question. I'm not 'Murican so I don't know by heart which states are blue and which ones are red. Are these findings based on the population percentages? Also, would you say that it's possible for a group to not only have more obese people but also have more people above average in physical attractiveness?
It might be but I don't know what the cause of it is so I couldn't tell you.
You don't think the BLM narrative consists of conspiracy theories that has resulted in over a years worth of protest and rioting? I'd argue that example alone would blow the list you gave out the water alongside any other examples I myself could give like the idea that western society oppresses women or that white people are inherently racist, etc. A lot of the examples you gave, atleast to me, don't appear within the key figures of the right but the ones I've mentioned are openly accepted by left wing influencers/leaders. I'd argue the left absolutely take the cake for conspiracy theories that are outside the realm of the internet and cause damage.
But they're fanning those flames by telling people there is something to fear aggressing on them. Do you not think it's possible that you're perhaps splitting hairs here (unintentionally)?
I suppose I would have to ask in regards to the two examples you gave here is at what point can a news outlet believe something important needs to be talked about even if it causes fear without it being considered fear mongering? I think there's justified reason to view "The border crisis" with fear of what it may cause if not solved and I definitely believe white people are under attack but could you honestly tell me that Tucker Carlson has parroted "Whites under attack" to the same extend left wing media has parroted the "Blacks under attack" fear mongering?
It's the rate of obese adults in the state, so a 35% obesity rate means 35% of the adult population of the state is obese.
I suppose one group could have both extremes of attractiveness. I live in red Kentucky and most of the people I see are more on the hideous side though.
So, a huge part of why red states are worse off in health, education, jobs, poverty, etc is precisely because of conservative policy. Conservative policy doesn't value putting money into education, social programs or Healthcare. Liberal policy is opposite, so you'll often see better education, health, social programs and opportunity in Liberal areas.
BLM and feminism aren't conspiracy theories by any stretch. Every example I listed does have links to "key figures of the right", one of whom is Donald Trump. Trump was at the forefront of the "stolen election" scam, along with several of his family members, some members of congress, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and several other high profile individuals. Right-wing news outlets peddled the baseless conspiracy theory as well, and some have been served with billion dollar lawsuits from Dominion voting systems.
Donald Trump, Rush and several other right-wingers were big in spreading the "birther" conspiracy.
There are at least 2 QAnon-affiliated members of congress. They're Republicans.
Believing a conspiracy theory about the Covid vaccine having a microchip or whatever is a public health and economy issue. Republican leadership didn't exactly help here with the anti-science stance they decided to take. Also, Donald Trump got vaccinated in secret back in January instead of setting an example for his supporters.
Sandy Hook. Does the name Alex Jones ring a bell? Right-wing nut who harassed the families mercilessly, as did some others on the right. One of the 2 QAnon congresswoman has also been harassing shooting victims families.
No, I've seen that tactic used a lot in the lefty media, I'm confident it's not fear mongering. It's pretty clear to me that it's just to keep up the bad cop rage. I'll look at some CNN later and see if I can find a good fear mongering example.
I'm not sure what all evidence Tucker is using to prove whites are under attack, I've only seen or read minimal Tucker. I'm not sure exactly of everything BLM is saying either. I'd have to actually watch some interviews and stuff. I'll get back to you on that.
And there tends to be around 10%< of a difference between each state's population of obese people, yeah? I suppose that's believable. Not the largest difference but I didn't know the obese rate was growing across the board. One step closer to Wall-E. Lol.
Out of interest, remember I'm not American so I'm kind of relying on you here. Where does the money for Red States typically go to if it's not those things you listed?
I believe they are absolutely conspiracy theories (BLM & Feminism). As such, I'd argue that most if not all of the Left-Wing key figures peddle these conspiracy theories more than your right-wing examples do.
I personally do believe there was shenanigans with the election. Wasn't it admitted to that the whole mail-in law change thing was unconstitutional but the time limit made it impossible to take to court and that they'd have to prove damages to win but at that point it would rely on the damage already being done and unable to be reversed? The poll workers fiasco, people voting all for Biden from addresses that didn't exist, and so on. Even if it's not something you believe is true I think it's a tad foolish to write it off as out of the realm of reality.
Also, didn't dominion refuse to let their machines be investigated when requested? And that when an audit was requested to validify the votes it was refused? I can't recall it all and would have to jog my memory on it.
I'll skip the Qanon and Covid Vaccine thing, not that I disagree just that I've got nothing to add to it.
Alex Jones? Aye. That said I've also seen Left-wing media openly call for non-peaceful "protest", Maxine Waters telling BLM to harass people even though we know what these riots have done, and so on. I think we can both agree that Alex Jones or two people in congress harassing a family is pretty small compared to telling groups responsible for riots to start targeting people, right?
I think we'd have to agree to disagree on Left-Wing fear mongering. I think we could split hairs on it and I could probably do the same with the examples you used of Right wing fear mongering but I don't think we'll agree here.
I don't watch Fox, I'll watch a video from Tucker once in a blue moon but that's about all. I think it's got a lot to do with the BLM conspiracy and appeasement from institutions. You've got the whole Coca cola "Anti-white training" crap, you've got government funded anti-white media aswell as anti-white job advertisements (In the BBC), you've got it in the education system, yada-yada. Christ, didn't Biden even say that he's exclusively going to be funding everyone that wasn't a white male to recover from Covid lockdowns? Didn't he also say he was exclusively going to be funding black farmers?
That's not even mentioning the obviously accepted racist media that is openly allowed to belittle white people in our cultures.
I think it's past the point where people aren't obligated to atleast accept it as something tip toeing on the edge of validity, ya'know?
So...I'll try my best to explain the money part. Each state is "sort of" its own little country. Each state has its own tax system for income, sales tax, property tax, etc. This is how states set their budget. They can spend what they can collect in revenue. The amount of revenue a given state can collect depends on how desirable it is to live there, so-for instance, taxes are much higher in New York than Kentucky, but public services are much better in NY. States also receive funds from the federal government for various things.
Anyway, in state budgets, education spending is discretionary, meaning it's a part of the budget that they can cut or increase. It often gets cut in favor of other things, or instead of raising taxes on businesses or something. In my state just this year, the (democrat) governor proposed an increase to the K-12 budget since they had some leftover Covid funds (I think that's what it was) but the Republican-controlled legislature killed his proposal, so the money won't be going to the schools. They haven't said where it's going so I can't answer that, they just said "rainy day fund".
The federal government also gives states additional money for education. Each of the 4 years Donald Trump was in office, he tried to slash that budget, along with trying to entirely get rid of the Dept of Education. Joe Biden, in contrast, is proposing more money for education.
The election was fine. You have to keep in mind, Donald Trump never once had a positive approval rating. He had the lowest approval ratings of ANY president since modern polling began. He lost. Some people really liked him but more people did not. There has been countless investigations into any election fraud and none has been found. Hand recounts were done, some multiple times. No problems were found.
The lawsuit I believe you're talking about is the one that allowed mail-in ballots to be received up to 3 days after voting day? I believe this was in Pennsylvania. So, that lawsuit got dismissed because there is an established concept in law that says you have to take action in a timely manner. The state in question approved the law to accept ballots after election day MONTHS prior to the election. If someone wanted to challenge that law, they legally had to act within a reasonable time frame. You can't sit back and wait, see if it benefits you, and if it doesn't, then sue to retroactively change it. The law does not work that way.
Yeah, I get the individual state parts. So is what happens in Red States more a case of there being less taxes being paid to go towards these areas like Educations and so on? What do taxes in these Red states go to? Why would Republicans be opposed to giving the left over money from Covid to schooling, did they give any particular reason?
In the first link you gave does it not also say that while Trump was cutting that budget he was putting it towards a private school voucher scheme?
Honestly, I take a lot of what I hear from places saying those things with a grain of salt now. They say he's the least popular and that somehow Biden was the most popular yet Biden's rallies were barely populated, ya'know?
I believe the issue wasn't that they wanted a recount but an audit as the the concerns people were bringing up wasn't that it wasn't counted correctly but that the votes being counted could of been compromised.
That's a fair point on the Pennsylvania part. They should of done it sooner. Can't just wait for those votes to be counted then throw them out when it would be too late for them to vote again.
I still have my concerns but at the end of the day it doesn't matter anymore.
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Less taxes collected, because of many factors. Shitty place to live, people moving away instead of moving in, and the Republican favorite...big tax breaks to the wealthy and big businesses. Some examples from my state, coal mining-stripped the land of coal and destroyed and poisoned it, crippled the men who worked there, then left without even cleaning up the mess, and got tax breaks and everything the whole time.
Granting land and other benefits to "factories" that never get built, or end up a fraction of what was promised. It's a shell game, basically, and the average residents of the sate lose and the money "evaporates".
Another one is incarceration. Guess which states have the highest rates of incarceration? Red...
My state pays out multiple millions in lawsuits, that really shouldn't be happening. Police brutality, anti-abortion bullshit and religious zealotry cost this state enormously. I'm sure you heard of Breonna Taylor, that happened here. Kim Davis, the clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, that was here too. She cost a fortune in legal fees for refusing to do her job, and the governor at the time, Republican Matt Bevin, supported her. We have a lot of that. Stupidity. Its just such a waste.
Biden didn't have rallies due to covid. Most left-leaning people respected covid guidelines and didn't care about not having rallies. If you watched the coverage on the day the election results were -finally- announced though, you would've seen people dancing and partying in the streets not just in the US, but all over the world. I was watching it on CNN. Anderson Cooper harped on the partying a bit (covid) but it was really quite the display.
I couldn't find anything saying biden was only helping black people with covid aid, but I know that's not true because everyone who filed taxes and made under $75,000 got a check for $1400, and so did their children.
Biden did say he was sending $5 billion in aid to black farmers. So? They need it. White farmers weren't excluded from aid, they got billions from each stimulous. This was just a special fund for people who need it and lost out last time. Anyone who is pizsed about this should think about all the already rich individuals who got billions EACH in the previous stimulus. Why did Jared Kushner get $1billion? Thats $1billion to ONE man, but there's a problem with earmarked $5 billion to all of America's black farmers to share? Think about that, its ridiculous.
Small businesses lost out under Trump's stimulus, because bigger, more connected businesses snapped up huge benefits before small businesses could even try. Biden tried to level out the playing field by allowing smaller businesses to apply first and making the bigger ones wait. Theres some actual oversight this time too, instead of just handing out cash to whoever. I don't see a problem there. Seems better to me.
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You can download the full study from the "State of Obesity 2020" link, it has maps, graphs, etc. The 12 states over 35% are literally just the most obese states in the US. They happen to be red states as well, with the exception of Michigan. The next level down, 30-35%, is mostly red states. The bluer the state, the less obese it tends to be.
It's a problem when "red states" are at such disadvantages, don't you think? Health, life expectancy, educational opportunities, jobs are lagging in these areas. I mean, these are plain facts and brushing aside facts or minimizing them doesn't help.
Regarding conspiracy theories, I can't really think of any left-wing ones that have actually caused major problems, however I can think of several right-wing ones right off the top 0f my head that have. QAnon, the "stolen" 2020 election, the Covid vaccine has a microchip (or will kill you in 6 months, etc),the "birther" movement, Sandy Hook "crisis actors", that's just what I can think of in a few seconds, there's no doubt more. I can't think of any left-wing ones that compare in scale or damage done. Not saying there isn't any, just saying I can't think of any.
To be honest with you, I hate most media. They're all pretty bad with manipulation, I agree. That said, I do see a big difference in how the outlets peddle stories. With your example of the current story of the cop killing the black girl, to me thats not at all fear mongering, it's outrage porn. Their intent doesn't seem to be to cause fear, it seems to fan the flames of the current anti-police climate. A current example of fear mongering on the right is "the border crisis" narrative. An example of victim mentality could be Tucker Carlson claiming white people are under attack. With conservative news, I notice a constant "boogeyman" threat, whereas on the left, I see more "virtue triggering" (I may be making that term up, it's just what comes to mind so I hope you get what I mean).
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Shit, yeah turns out part of it was clickeable. Doofus that I am.
It seems that although they may be less obese they are still growing in their obesity rates just as red states are. Question. I'm not 'Murican so I don't know by heart which states are blue and which ones are red. Are these findings based on the population percentages? Also, would you say that it's possible for a group to not only have more obese people but also have more people above average in physical attractiveness?
It might be but I don't know what the cause of it is so I couldn't tell you.
You don't think the BLM narrative consists of conspiracy theories that has resulted in over a years worth of protest and rioting? I'd argue that example alone would blow the list you gave out the water alongside any other examples I myself could give like the idea that western society oppresses women or that white people are inherently racist, etc. A lot of the examples you gave, atleast to me, don't appear within the key figures of the right but the ones I've mentioned are openly accepted by left wing influencers/leaders. I'd argue the left absolutely take the cake for conspiracy theories that are outside the realm of the internet and cause damage.
But they're fanning those flames by telling people there is something to fear aggressing on them. Do you not think it's possible that you're perhaps splitting hairs here (unintentionally)?
I suppose I would have to ask in regards to the two examples you gave here is at what point can a news outlet believe something important needs to be talked about even if it causes fear without it being considered fear mongering? I think there's justified reason to view "The border crisis" with fear of what it may cause if not solved and I definitely believe white people are under attack but could you honestly tell me that Tucker Carlson has parroted "Whites under attack" to the same extend left wing media has parroted the "Blacks under attack" fear mongering?
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It's the rate of obese adults in the state, so a 35% obesity rate means 35% of the adult population of the state is obese.
I suppose one group could have both extremes of attractiveness. I live in red Kentucky and most of the people I see are more on the hideous side though.
So, a huge part of why red states are worse off in health, education, jobs, poverty, etc is precisely because of conservative policy. Conservative policy doesn't value putting money into education, social programs or Healthcare. Liberal policy is opposite, so you'll often see better education, health, social programs and opportunity in Liberal areas.
BLM and feminism aren't conspiracy theories by any stretch. Every example I listed does have links to "key figures of the right", one of whom is Donald Trump. Trump was at the forefront of the "stolen election" scam, along with several of his family members, some members of congress, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and several other high profile individuals. Right-wing news outlets peddled the baseless conspiracy theory as well, and some have been served with billion dollar lawsuits from Dominion voting systems.
Donald Trump, Rush and several other right-wingers were big in spreading the "birther" conspiracy.
There are at least 2 QAnon-affiliated members of congress. They're Republicans.
Believing a conspiracy theory about the Covid vaccine having a microchip or whatever is a public health and economy issue. Republican leadership didn't exactly help here with the anti-science stance they decided to take. Also, Donald Trump got vaccinated in secret back in January instead of setting an example for his supporters.
Sandy Hook. Does the name Alex Jones ring a bell? Right-wing nut who harassed the families mercilessly, as did some others on the right. One of the 2 QAnon congresswoman has also been harassing shooting victims families.
No, I've seen that tactic used a lot in the lefty media, I'm confident it's not fear mongering. It's pretty clear to me that it's just to keep up the bad cop rage. I'll look at some CNN later and see if I can find a good fear mongering example.
I'm not sure what all evidence Tucker is using to prove whites are under attack, I've only seen or read minimal Tucker. I'm not sure exactly of everything BLM is saying either. I'd have to actually watch some interviews and stuff. I'll get back to you on that.
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And there tends to be around 10%< of a difference between each state's population of obese people, yeah? I suppose that's believable. Not the largest difference but I didn't know the obese rate was growing across the board. One step closer to Wall-E. Lol.
Out of interest, remember I'm not American so I'm kind of relying on you here. Where does the money for Red States typically go to if it's not those things you listed?
I believe they are absolutely conspiracy theories (BLM & Feminism). As such, I'd argue that most if not all of the Left-Wing key figures peddle these conspiracy theories more than your right-wing examples do.
I personally do believe there was shenanigans with the election. Wasn't it admitted to that the whole mail-in law change thing was unconstitutional but the time limit made it impossible to take to court and that they'd have to prove damages to win but at that point it would rely on the damage already being done and unable to be reversed? The poll workers fiasco, people voting all for Biden from addresses that didn't exist, and so on. Even if it's not something you believe is true I think it's a tad foolish to write it off as out of the realm of reality.
Also, didn't dominion refuse to let their machines be investigated when requested? And that when an audit was requested to validify the votes it was refused? I can't recall it all and would have to jog my memory on it.
I'll skip the Qanon and Covid Vaccine thing, not that I disagree just that I've got nothing to add to it.
Alex Jones? Aye. That said I've also seen Left-wing media openly call for non-peaceful "protest", Maxine Waters telling BLM to harass people even though we know what these riots have done, and so on. I think we can both agree that Alex Jones or two people in congress harassing a family is pretty small compared to telling groups responsible for riots to start targeting people, right?
I think we'd have to agree to disagree on Left-Wing fear mongering. I think we could split hairs on it and I could probably do the same with the examples you used of Right wing fear mongering but I don't think we'll agree here.
I don't watch Fox, I'll watch a video from Tucker once in a blue moon but that's about all. I think it's got a lot to do with the BLM conspiracy and appeasement from institutions. You've got the whole Coca cola "Anti-white training" crap, you've got government funded anti-white media aswell as anti-white job advertisements (In the BBC), you've got it in the education system, yada-yada. Christ, didn't Biden even say that he's exclusively going to be funding everyone that wasn't a white male to recover from Covid lockdowns? Didn't he also say he was exclusively going to be funding black farmers?
That's not even mentioning the obviously accepted racist media that is openly allowed to belittle white people in our cultures.
I think it's past the point where people aren't obligated to atleast accept it as something tip toeing on the edge of validity, ya'know?
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Haha, Wall-E, indeed.
So...I'll try my best to explain the money part. Each state is "sort of" its own little country. Each state has its own tax system for income, sales tax, property tax, etc. This is how states set their budget. They can spend what they can collect in revenue. The amount of revenue a given state can collect depends on how desirable it is to live there, so-for instance, taxes are much higher in New York than Kentucky, but public services are much better in NY. States also receive funds from the federal government for various things.
Anyway, in state budgets, education spending is discretionary, meaning it's a part of the budget that they can cut or increase. It often gets cut in favor of other things, or instead of raising taxes on businesses or something. In my state just this year, the (democrat) governor proposed an increase to the K-12 budget since they had some leftover Covid funds (I think that's what it was) but the Republican-controlled legislature killed his proposal, so the money won't be going to the schools. They haven't said where it's going so I can't answer that, they just said "rainy day fund".
The federal government also gives states additional money for education. Each of the 4 years Donald Trump was in office, he tried to slash that budget, along with trying to entirely get rid of the Dept of Education. Joe Biden, in contrast, is proposing more money for education.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/news/2020/02/11/480384/trumps-k-12-education-budget/
https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-04-09/bidens-budget-significantly-boosts-k-12-education-spending
The election was fine. You have to keep in mind, Donald Trump never once had a positive approval rating. He had the lowest approval ratings of ANY president since modern polling began. He lost. Some people really liked him but more people did not. There has been countless investigations into any election fraud and none has been found. Hand recounts were done, some multiple times. No problems were found.
The lawsuit I believe you're talking about is the one that allowed mail-in ballots to be received up to 3 days after voting day? I believe this was in Pennsylvania. So, that lawsuit got dismissed because there is an established concept in law that says you have to take action in a timely manner. The state in question approved the law to accept ballots after election day MONTHS prior to the election. If someone wanted to challenge that law, they legally had to act within a reasonable time frame. You can't sit back and wait, see if it benefits you, and if it doesn't, then sue to retroactively change it. The law does not work that way.
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Yeah, I get the individual state parts. So is what happens in Red States more a case of there being less taxes being paid to go towards these areas like Educations and so on? What do taxes in these Red states go to? Why would Republicans be opposed to giving the left over money from Covid to schooling, did they give any particular reason?
In the first link you gave does it not also say that while Trump was cutting that budget he was putting it towards a private school voucher scheme?
Honestly, I take a lot of what I hear from places saying those things with a grain of salt now. They say he's the least popular and that somehow Biden was the most popular yet Biden's rallies were barely populated, ya'know?
I believe the issue wasn't that they wanted a recount but an audit as the the concerns people were bringing up wasn't that it wasn't counted correctly but that the votes being counted could of been compromised.
That's a fair point on the Pennsylvania part. They should of done it sooner. Can't just wait for those votes to be counted then throw them out when it would be too late for them to vote again.
I still have my concerns but at the end of the day it doesn't matter anymore.
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Less taxes collected, because of many factors. Shitty place to live, people moving away instead of moving in, and the Republican favorite...big tax breaks to the wealthy and big businesses. Some examples from my state, coal mining-stripped the land of coal and destroyed and poisoned it, crippled the men who worked there, then left without even cleaning up the mess, and got tax breaks and everything the whole time.
Granting land and other benefits to "factories" that never get built, or end up a fraction of what was promised. It's a shell game, basically, and the average residents of the sate lose and the money "evaporates".
Another one is incarceration. Guess which states have the highest rates of incarceration? Red...
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/prison-population-by-state
My state pays out multiple millions in lawsuits, that really shouldn't be happening. Police brutality, anti-abortion bullshit and religious zealotry cost this state enormously. I'm sure you heard of Breonna Taylor, that happened here. Kim Davis, the clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, that was here too. She cost a fortune in legal fees for refusing to do her job, and the governor at the time, Republican Matt Bevin, supported her. We have a lot of that. Stupidity. Its just such a waste.
Biden didn't have rallies due to covid. Most left-leaning people respected covid guidelines and didn't care about not having rallies. If you watched the coverage on the day the election results were -finally- announced though, you would've seen people dancing and partying in the streets not just in the US, but all over the world. I was watching it on CNN. Anderson Cooper harped on the partying a bit (covid) but it was really quite the display.
I couldn't find anything saying biden was only helping black people with covid aid, but I know that's not true because everyone who filed taxes and made under $75,000 got a check for $1400, and so did their children.
Biden did say he was sending $5 billion in aid to black farmers. So? They need it. White farmers weren't excluded from aid, they got billions from each stimulous. This was just a special fund for people who need it and lost out last time. Anyone who is pizsed about this should think about all the already rich individuals who got billions EACH in the previous stimulus. Why did Jared Kushner get $1billion? Thats $1billion to ONE man, but there's a problem with earmarked $5 billion to all of America's black farmers to share? Think about that, its ridiculous.
Small businesses lost out under Trump's stimulus, because bigger, more connected businesses snapped up huge benefits before small businesses could even try. Biden tried to level out the playing field by allowing smaller businesses to apply first and making the bigger ones wait. Theres some actual oversight this time too, instead of just handing out cash to whoever. I don't see a problem there. Seems better to me.
I wish I could sleep for a week, seriously.