This infuriates me more than anything else, but the Republicans were very clear on their intentions and were elected democratically.
It sucks that we don't have a legit opposition party that actually cares about the poor and working class.
During the campaign Trump repeatedly said he wouldn't mess with Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Towards the end of the campaign he stopped saying Medicaid. But just last week he was asked about cuts and said he wouldn't touch Medicaid.
I guess it's all true because Congress is going to cut all three.
A bunch of trump admin people wrote project 2025 with the heritage foundation. Trump himself is a well known liar and was under criminal prosecution.
We knew it would be tax cuts for the richest, again. At this point its still surprising that people are dumb enough to believe his words over his actions..
I'm well aware of project 2025, and I've understood for ten years now that if Trump's mouth is open, he's lying.
My best friend relies on medication to function that would cost $1600 each month if not for Medicaid. Obviously he can't afford private insurance. I was trying to reassure him that it might not happen with the (dis)information in my last post a couple days ago. He's screwed.
The amount of people I know that said they were voting Trump for "economic reasons" is far too high.
I know they make less money than I do, so they're definitely not the ones benefitting from Trumps economic plans. The absolute buffoons.
What the fuck did people think would happen to all the cost savings that doge is supposedly doing? You think that money was just going to sit in government bank accounts or something?
Some, forget which other than Meidas Touch, said that was exactly what the "cuts" were going to do, pay for Trumps tax breaks
‘Want to be slightly richer, while we speed run a revolution?’
Hoarding a bunch of US dollars while giving everyone every incentive to disconnect from the US economy.
It's like they think the economic world order is a law of nature.
We could all stop using money today, and decide on a whole different system, and they'd have nothing again but our hatred.
Keep pushing, morons.
You’re absolutely right. They really don’t understand that once they have all the money, people just switch to something else and everything they hoarded becomes worthless.
The only real value is in our resources, labor, and manufacturing capability, and those will still be here.
This is why I've always considered "capital flight" an empty threat. Let capital leave.... They've done more harm by staying and slowly moving all of our production capacity overseas.
These idiots think destroying the systems will hurt us, they're so bought into their own bullshit. That's the silver lining in all this, we'll build back stronger.
Who could have possibly foreseen this hilariously predictable outcome?!
America will get what they voted for. Fucked.
I didn't vote for this everyone needs to stop putting us in a box...many of us did not want this and we're stuck with these jerks. Alot of Americans are good people we just got taken over. America needs help from other countries.
The United States has been collapsing for decades. A force like Trump became an inevitablity after you allowed education standards to be destroyed, right-wing propoganda to run rampant, and billionaires to be held unaccountable for their roles in crashing the U.S. economy.
The number of Americans who have actually been fighting to prevent us from getting to this point is a very, very small group. You voted for this, regardless of whether or not you voted for the orange fascist or the controlled opposition. We're here now because the American people have consistently voted for this inevitability for decades.
Exactly. Americans have been doing the same sorts of things since basically their inception. The only difference was that it was only impacting countries that weren't in their sphere of influence. The only difference now is they've decided to let all the air out of that sphere to the point where former allies are being treated the same way everyone else had been for a hundred years.
It's gonna damage us all, but the silver lining is that the US will never be dominant again. It was happening slowly, now it's happening before our eyes.
I'm an American who works primarily with Canadians. Their opinions are very eye opening.
The nuance you're missing is based in American exceptionalism. You are no different than a Russian citizen, stuck under a government you/I hate. Focus on what you and your family can control.
Yes.
Your internal team sports are not owed consideration by other peoples affected by the actions of the USA on the international stage.
I think everyone here would agree that most Americans don’t care who the Russian soldier voted for without all that freedom nor could even name the opposition parties let alone their overall platforms in most of the world.
America is doing this. A purposeful second time. The parties are the internal machinations.
There is a significant chance of invasion. The USA is dead to me. It’s people made a choice. Cold Vietnam or Guerrilla Austria? Time will tell.
Yes?
Most of us fucking hate it. And I fear we may become the next fascist superpower.
Our internal politics are probably more important than the entirety whatever country you live in. We spend way too much on our military for you not to pay attention.
I personally will never support any sort of invasion and won't give a shit if our soldiers die because of it. Wish the rest of the country would get on board.
Our internal politics are probably more important than the entirety whatever country you live in. We spend way too much on our military for you not to pay attention.
Precisely.
Cultural bullies.
Your internal politics are relevant to us. As much as Russias and Chinas is. How much do you know or care about their internal politics and opposition when considering their actions as a country or people?
Ok? What a pointless opinion. Reality is we, as in the whole world, aren't going to fix my country by being obtuse.
You need to fix your country, not we.
We need to prepare for your physical, economic, health, and social aggression under one flag.
get fucked
I hope Trump personally empties your 401k to thank your country's complacency
I have no sympathy for anyone who ever voted Trump, but the point has to be made that until voting is mandatory and they actually hold genuine primaries that allow voters to have a say, it's taking things too far to blame every American for this outcome. The last few presidential elections have been laughably thin pretenses of democracy.
Time to fuckin do something
Well, he promised tax breaks. If anyone had the illusion that this would benefit lower income brackets, then congratulations: you have officially become senile. Because it follows the same path he did with the last tax breaks: More money for the rich, less for the rest.
Everyone in America is a temporarily embarrassed millionaire/billionaire. This tax breaks will surely benefit me some day
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