Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a memo prioritizing federal funding for communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average.

The directive, which applies to grants, loans, and contracts, also prioritizes projects benefiting families with young children.

A congressional aide criticized the policy, saying, “Considering fertility rates when prioritizing federal grants? We obviously have no idea what the full impact of that will be… It’s absolutely creepy. It’s a little ‘Chinese government.’”

The memo also blocks mask mandates and requires compliance with immigration enforcement.

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I mean why not just say higher population density and leave room for abuse? because they want room for abuse.

    • Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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      20 days ago

      Which makes no sense when beep boops are around the corner. Every company is talking about AI this and AI that.

      “Sooo you don’t need more workers, lets scale down the pops so we have more resources to share, got it!”

      And all I hear is “oh not like that”