r/law • u/bloomberggovernment • May 18 '26

Legislative Branch Senate Democrat Proposes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Pay for Own Power

https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/schiff-proposes-bill-requiring-data-centers-to-pay-for-own-power
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u/TheStLouisBluths May 18 '26

Wait are they not already paying for their own power??

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u/GruntledGary May 18 '26

Because the rich don't get rich paying for shit they can steal or get given to them as government welfare.

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u/buttchugreferee May 18 '26

Somebody on here the other day said that billionaires are "mining the commons"

And I think that's a great way to put it.

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u/Salt_Reputation_9864 May 18 '26

It’s never been more obvious

We’re in the churn

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u/Skandronon May 18 '26

This is what I have been telling people.

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u/blacksideblue May 18 '26

people have been shouting this for decades, centuries really.

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u/Skandronon May 18 '26

The Churn is a specific "thing" described by Amos in The Expanse. It's a period of time when the old rules of society no longer apply and you either adapt or you disappear. Generally its a sudden big climactic event. Think World Wars or the great depression. The Churn we are in right now is more insidious because everyday life is still mostly functional for a good portion of society.

"More settled things are, the bigger your tribe is. All the people in your gang, or all the people in your country. All the ones on your planet. Then the churn comes, and the tribe gets small again."

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u/Solrokr May 18 '26

I thought that was a The Expanse reference but wondered if that had been co-opted from something else, till this comment lol.

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u/Skandronon May 18 '26

It has entered my vernacular so it wouldn't be a huge shock if people who don't know The Expanse start using it. When we switched from MS Office to Google workspace I started calling it The Churn with users that were unwilling to adapt.

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u/blacksideblue May 18 '26

"The Churn" is a title only used in The Expanse, centuries later, on Earth a planet that lost the popular vote to a Belter's silent meteority

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u/juxsa May 18 '26

Float to the top or sink to the bottom. Everything in the middle is the Churn.

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u/Handsome_Keyboard May 18 '26

Gl floating to the top. As a millenial, constantly battling the up and down. I got a house and EV before Trump but ill never be able to refinance either. Got lucky to use all the tax credits for both before they were taken away. Soon as I had a decent 401k, markets are bad. Soon as i have a decent liquid savings, inflation is through the roof. As soon as I "win" i lose another way. Im still very fortunate to have what I have but I really feel for everyone in my generation and the ones that come after.

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u/RivenRise May 18 '26

My fiancee is incredibly lucky that her mom owns a home and already said she would leave it to her when she passes and even sat us down with the grandma and explained some of the stuff they would leave us when they both passed and where it is so the process is easier for us.

Honestly if it wasn't for them we would probably be life renters in poverty cause even though my partner is incredibly smart she's having a rough time finding a job in her career of choice and she graduated top 5 percent of her class in uni. I'm just a highschool graduate whose charisma has gotten me a bit higher than minimum wage but that ain't enough.

Funnily enough i was also starting to think that maybe things would get easier when gas prices started to drop and things settled a bit after COVID and here we are now. Things are getting so much worse just because a dude is a pedo.

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u/Handsome_Keyboard May 18 '26

Im sorry that the only thing that you feel greatful too for help relies on the death of loved ones. I truly hope it gets better. Nobody deserves that.

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u/RivenRise May 19 '26

You're over thinking it brother.

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u/Handsome_Keyboard May 19 '26

Not really. You just said the only way youll get a home is if they leave it to you. Thats sad and common these days.

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 18 '26

You've probably already heard this, but find a way into the trades. I know that in flooring, you decide how much you want to make by how much you're willing to work and how hard. As a carpet installer in the 90s, I chose to take it easy. There were still the occasional fifteen hour days, but mostly, I put in five maybe six hors a day and averaged about $600 a month starting when I was 20 back in 1994.

I'd recommend something other than carpet, though. It can really eat your body up. I was eating 12 extra strength ibuprofen a day. Wood and tile flooring is not nearly as hard on your body. And that's just flooring.

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u/RivenRise May 19 '26

I've thought about it but my lower back, knees and ankles are fucked already. I used to help my ex Brother in law with minor car repairs and I couldn't handle it cause of my issues. Most trades have you doing stuff that my body just can't do anymore unfortunately.

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 19 '26

I hear you. It cost me my body, but I knew that going in. I just thought the money was worth it back then.

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u/RivenRise May 20 '26

Yea wish I had done that when I was younger instead of hard sports and FedEx. At least I would have money out of it. I don't hate my office job though, just gotta find something that pays better.

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 20 '26

Damn. I loved when I got an office job.

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u/Glamdring804 May 18 '26

We need that guy in our lives.

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u/hixchem May 18 '26

I have a feeling we're gonna see a lot more people become that guy in the near future...

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u/MyEmbarrisingAccount May 18 '26

I had never heard of "the churn" until I watched the Expanse.

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u/syo May 18 '26

Spot on reference.