• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    What many folks do not realize is that the money that ‘comes from’ the federal government actually comes from ordinary citizens who pay taxes to support that government.

    You know, she’s absolutely right. In fact, that also applies to congress’ salaries and benefits, so maybe we should cut those, too. After all, we wouldn’t want to take money from ordinary citizens who pay taxes and might not be able to afford to buy a congressperson.

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      1 day ago

      Or more importantly, afford health insurance. If only there was some sort of universal way to insure everyone’s health…

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      Nobody doesn’t realize this. We know it’s our money. We know you’re supposed to reinvest it back into programs and infrastructure that will benefit us. 10 year olds realize this.

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      Low hanging fruit. Cut the billions being spent to kill people. And just ending there, it’s hard to say which situation I’m talking about, isn’t it? So much of “ordinary people’s money” being spent in the wrong ways, all for the benefit of a few, or one.