[–] 103 points 1 month ago (23 children)

So a quick search suggests air traffic controllers make around $75,000 annually. $875 million would pay the salaries of 11,666 air traffic controllers for a decade at that wage.

Even considering inflation, training, medical, etc that $875,000,000 could pay for thousands of hired Amemricans for a decade. Republicans are literally the worst.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I don't think the articles in New Yorker are bad. I do think the illustrations are outstanding, but their cartoons are mostly overrated, artistically conservative, generic fare, imo.

    Re: the bad typeface, my guess this may have a comic that was submitted for the New Yorker but rejected, so the cartoonist just published it wherever b/c I agree, I don't think the NYer would eff that up. Just guessing tho

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    I mean, yeah?

    EDIT: I want to elaborate b/c the situation is intentionally drawn to be generic so that it can use any text.

    Think about this comic, what about the art would lead you to believe it has anything at all to do with oil? Nothing, but it fits just as well as just about anything else b/c it was designed specifically to be generic trash. That's like my whole point, man.

    Also, yeah, "guy walks into a bar" jokes are ass. Puns, too. I'm on the fence about puppies.

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