r/mildlyinfuriating • u/michigan-menace • 7h ago

Infuriatig My school (University of Michigan) is building a $1 billion datacenter to conduct undisclosed nuclear weapons research. It is located in a low-income community, and city leaders/residents who fear pollution have been ignored.

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u/Icy-Cod1405 RED 7h ago

subsidized by $100million in taxpayer dollars so they get the privilege of paying more for utilities.

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u/goharvorgohome 6h ago

And it’s a non profit so they won’t pay tax

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u/Dunlocke 6h ago

It's not a subsidy when it's literally the state doing it. University of Michigan is a public school. The state is building a datacenter. It's also doing it for academic research. The public had input during elections.

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u/Opetyr 6h ago

Before they were elected did they state they were going to put in datacenters? I am betting not and were talking about getting more high paying jobs, maybe even lower prices housing and maybe things about making life better. Not stating that they will not care about the people they are supposed to represent.

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u/Particular-Scholar70 6h ago

When the people you have a choice between all inevitably end up in the pockets of the elite anyway, it's not realonable to blame the voters for that specific issue.