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> Taxpayers, however, require accountability for the taxes they pay in a functioning democratic republic. Accountability to taxpayers is a really weird excuse
by dragonwriter 2y ago
> Taxpayers, however, require accountability for the taxes they pay in a functioning democratic republic.
Accountability to taxpayers is a really weird excuse for bypassing Congress on changes in whether and how money Congress has directed with law is actually spent.
And by “weird” I mean really “war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength”-level abuse of language.
- throwway120385 2y agoThey're just angry because sometimes people in Congress spend money on things they don't like in places they've never been to to serve constituencies they're not part of. And they look at the $4/month or whatever that that costs and they would rather have the extra cup of coffee than see bags of food go to Africa or Gaza.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIF they wanted to spend $4 for food to Africa, they can voluntarily do that. The unique feature of government is that you can compel someone else to do it that doesn't agree.