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> I don't know how to describe what's happening here, but it's really, really stupid. It's just a cynical game to get the highest tax cuts for their buddies an
by lossolo 1y ago
> I don't know how to describe what's happening here, but it's really, really stupid.
It's just a cynical game to get the highest tax cuts for their buddies and sponsors.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/08/congress/johnson-targets-small-tax-package-with-1-5t-in-spending-cuts-00336222 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/08/congress/jo...
- rcpt 1y agoThere are no tax cuts because of this. The money saved is a rounding error in the federal budget. This is an ideological purge.
- lesuorac 1y agoOnly if you constrain yourself with reality. Musk was floating a DOGE dividend with all the money being saved. It'll of course be funded the same was covid checks were but that doesn't mean you have to be honest about how its funded.
- hackyhacky 1y ago> It's just a cynical game to get the highest tax cuts for their buddies and sponsors. Not at all. We mustn't forget that it's also a cynical punishment for universities who consistently vote for the wrong person.