healthmyths
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BUT NOT one Federal Government involvement in the transition! ZERO!There were complaints when we made the transition from horses to cars too. Just think of all the unemployed buggy whip makers, and farriers.
NO unemployment checks.
Hey even these guys were put out of work!
The Big Crapple: NYC Transit Pollution from Horse Manure to Horseless Carriages - 99% Invisible
In industrializing 19th-century cities like London and New York, horses played a key (and evolving) role in both transportation and pollution. By the 1860s, horsecars (horse-drawn streetcars on rails) had gained traction against more limited horse-drawn carriages. Horsecars offered a smoother...
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