You could do things for the common good -- but as was voiced LOUD AND CLEAR at that meeting, that's bad, anything that actually helps people is evil communism from the pits of hell.
Or, you could do something that further empowers our brave law enforcement officers to more efficiently crack skulls and put....well, you know who....in their place.
So many of the bad things that have happened to us (2021 power outage, the death toll in the July 4 floods) are due in large part to our society's complete pivot: anything that is for the common good is evil. The only things that are good are 1) things that enrich the few, or 2) things that inflict pain on "the other." Dear God, that's a recipe for a pain-filled dystopia.
Have a power grid designed to maximize the availability of power, while allowing utilities a reasonable rate of return? EVIL. Design it for maximum profit, with also fits nicely with the minimum margin of safety. That is GOOD.
Spend money on flood warnings that will save dozens of lives? Those people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps -- "public warning system" sounds like commie bullshit to me. Better to spend that money on harder nightsticks for the cops. Maybe some more armored vehicles, cuz you know, we're not that far from the border, knowwhatimsayin?
It's maddening.