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Cutting matters not one bit if Congress doesn't pass tax cuts. Voters don't care about the national debt if they don't see more money coming to them.
by mpalmer 2y ago
Cutting matters not one bit if Congress doesn't pass tax cuts. Voters don't care about the national debt if they don't see more money coming to them.
- whall6 2y agoI actually think that they would still care. It weirdly feels cathartic to know that we are no longer spending federal taxpayer dollars on “zombie apocalypse preparation classes” no matter how insignificant it is to the budget. What is the best way to eat an elephant?
- mpalmer 2y agoI don't see how an informed person who cares about the rule of law feels cathartic about what is happening.
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- MisterKent 2y agoWe don't. Rules are all essentially fictional, and an agreed illusion that we've all been conditioned to see as an immutable. What the past few decades did was push enough people to the point of no longer seeing the value in continuing the illusion. I am terrified of the long term ramifications here. But again, I do see how we ended up here.
- mpalmer 2y agoBad metaphor. What's the best way to lose weight? Elon thinks it's cutting your arm off.
- cwalv 2y agoI think you're both right. The don't care (without a tax cut) until the most ridiculous line items are made public.
- mpalmer 2y agoProblem is the ridiculous line items wouldn't make a shadow of a dent in the federal budget. Certainly won't lower your tax bill.
- cwalv 2y agoAgree .. but my point is that people will still care, on principle. Throw in any kind of cut, or esp. a helicopter payment, and the effect would be shock and awe
- dboreham 2y agoVoters generally speaking don't pay federal income tax, or pay so little that it won't make a difference.