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Also: I think he's right to say that democracy is at risk when people realize they can treat the government as a way to enrich themselves -- but the homeless p
by abeppu 3y ago
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I think he's right to say that democracy is at risk when people realize they can treat the government as a way to enrich themselves -- but the homeless population isn't the risk here. No representative is being elected by the homeless vote to propose bills to give away extravagant benefits.
The _worrying_ people that are "taking" more than they pay in taxes are firms in subsidized industries, government contractors, and companies with elaborate tax avoidance strategies. How about all those companies that got PPP loans that were forgiven, even if they didn't have meaningful covid-related business disruption?
- 303uru 3y agoEXACTLY. Elon Musk is the biggest welfare queen on the planet for crying out loud. You have to be absolutely clueless to think the homeless or incarcerated have any democratic power in the US.