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They need to cut your taxes and raise everyone elses. The US needs the binface party as a credible 3rd choice.
by oivaksef 2mo ago
They need to cut your taxes and raise everyone elses.
The US needs the binface party as a credible 3rd choice.
- blooalien 2mo ago> The US needs the binface party as a credible 3rd choice. Infinitely more credible than either of our current parties at this point.
- Gud 2mo agoWhat the USA needs is more decentralisation and direct democracy. Why has the federal state accumulated $40T debt?
- myrmidon 2mo agoBecause it is politically much easier to just spend on medicare, social security and military than it is to raise taxes to cover that spending? Interest on debt is already a double-digit percentage of spending, so the problem gets worse by itself. And honestly: How many people in the US would actually change party only because of irresponsible spending? In my view, this is like priority number 4 at best for most people, and many at most moan about it instead of letting it drive their political choices. Political representatives also basically only ever throw it around as accusation against opponents, without ever actually doing better themselves (just consider the Trump-1 promise of getting rid of the debt during his first term: not even an attempt was made).
- JKCalhoun 2mo ago> this is like priority number 4 at best for most people… No surprise, they're (we're) humans after all. When the shit hits the fan with The Great Depression II, we'll reset our priorities then.
- HDThoreaun 2mo agoDirect democracy is exactly how you get fiscal policy of wracking up massive debt. Voters will never choose to balance the budget
- SideburnsOfDoom 2mo agoThe USA has Mr Vermin Supreme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme