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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: YES, YES, YES!
Date: 07/19/24 8:50 AM
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>>So as I strive for enlightenment, could you explain the mechanics of how getting rid of the National Weather Service can be monetized for their own personal gain?<<

Your lack of knowledge as evidenced by that question is precisely why it's so dangerous/damaging to allow experts to be replaced by loyal ideologues.

So many industries depend on NOAA and NWS that crippling or privatizing it would be unthinkable.... if you were aware of the myriad way we depend on the unbiased 24/7 service it provides. - sano


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Nobody said industries don't depend on NOAA and NWS.

My question asked for support for the assertion that getting rid of the National Weather Service would line Trumps pockets. I simply asked how Trump would get paid, I did not ask how important NOAA and NWS are.

Goofy's answer at least proposed the mechanics of how enrichment would occur by claiming that a Trump donor would increase his donations upon the demise of the NWS.
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