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721.
by nielsbot 2y ago
I stopped by the elon musk subreddit the other day.. they haven't gotten the memo yet.
722.
by nielsbot 2y ago
> If the rich commit tax fraud, put them in jail. I feel this doesn't happen as often as it should. I don't even think the IRS is catching enough wealthy tax cheats. The GOP has traditionally cut funding to the IRS which lowers
723.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Based on what? There's no guarantee that moron (yes, moron) wouldn't do it if he could.
724.
by nielsbot 2y ago
This is where the libertarian approach always falls apart. "ideally" this and "ideally" that. In the real world however libertarianism is a ridiculous fantasy which will harm everyone except the very rich.
725.
by nielsbot 2y ago
So true. It's a damn shame what DOGE is doing to the government I paid for. Tearing it down and replacing it with something leaner, faster, better (fingers crossed) is just nonsensical libertarianism all over again.
726.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Sure but I wouldn't even call it "something good" at all. The government is owned by the people and must work for the public good. One critical function of that is limiting exploitation of the people by business and preventin
727.
by nielsbot 2y ago
i like to ask those people “fine, but do have shades on your windows? i mean if you have nothing to hide…”
728.
by nielsbot 2y ago
replace the old system with what exactly? and why does it have to be done quickly?
729.
by nielsbot 2y ago
And attempting to re-hire them immediately afterwards.
730.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Who will enforce following the law if the executive branch ignores the judicial? In theory the military is sworn to defend the constitution, but if the DOD is headed by a Trump loyalist (it is), then what?
731.
by nielsbot 2y ago
I was being glib, but exactly this. Electricity utilities should be publicly owned, with a service motive, not a profit motive.
732.
by nielsbot 2y ago
I mean.. what about algae and amoebas and such? I don't seen the appeal of naturally harvested ice. I guess if it's harvested from close by then the carbon footprint could be much lower than artificially frozen water... but the ca
733.
by nielsbot 2y ago
i don’t want him even seeing the data, sorry. audit through the normal channels. or, failing that, go after the pentagon where the real fraud (and savings) are.
734.
by nielsbot 2y ago
pretty sure we already had auditors. this is something else.
735.
by nielsbot 2y ago
they suck but it’s better than this shit—don’t tell me you believe Elon
736.
by nielsbot 2y ago
he isn’t actually empowered tho?
737.
by nielsbot 2y ago
their profits should be $0
738.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Ok, thanks
739.
by nielsbot 2y ago
so? poster is correct.
740.
by nielsbot 2y ago
line goes up? seems to be some sort of pathology
741.
by nielsbot 2y ago
someone doing diplomacy. what’s the problem with supporting an opera?
742.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Rather than debate the finer points of whether this guy has a conflict of interest, why not just find a public policy expert?
743.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Exact same thing happened to me. I got my wisdom teeth pulled and the guy prescribed me Percocet. Interesting experience was signing a form in triplicate (white copy me, yellow copy walgreens, pink copy DEA) to pick it up. Never took any.
744.
by nielsbot 2y ago
who wanted diplomacy?
745.
by nielsbot 2y ago
fine. they should do it legally, not fascistically
746.
by nielsbot 2y ago
very correct and important advice (not being sarcastic)
747.
by nielsbot 2y ago
it’s both. money buys government which then makes you richer.
748.
by nielsbot 2y ago
I mean it is "The Economist".
749.
by nielsbot 2y ago
So did this change at the US agency level? Or is this preemptive?
750.
by nielsbot 2y ago
Slightly an aside, but you might try searching for dressmakers shears instead. Lots of those seem to be all metal. (Not sure what you consider a reasonable price however)

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