The US is like that neighbor who thinks its ok to buy new cars, boats, ATVs, etc., but not ok to pay for piano lessons, braces, a new mattress, or anything else intangible.
It really is ok to use tax revenue to pay for things besides war, war equipment, and bases everywhere in the world.

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I think we think we should spend more money on Defense.
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Trump's spending reminds me of my dad, who was broke really within a few years.
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Huh. Now that you mention it, I feel like a lot of the MAGA base is of that same mentality, living way beyond their means in a show of bravado (big trucks! big guns! big TV!)... with absolutely no thought for tomorrow. πŸ₯΄

It's, like, a culture problem. Toxic. πŸ˜”
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Its like those lifted, brand new spec-ed out trucks parked up in a trailer park
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It is not the majority of the US. The rotten, greedy ones bought 99% of the resources, including the politicians. WE DROPPED THE BALL. We were exhausted, stressed and distracted -- exactly as the Greedy Dastards planned. There will be blood spilt, I very much fear, but do not want.
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The Constitution is pretty specific about what the Fed govt can spend money on
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Or like schools and colleges that erect new buildings while they ignore and underpay teachers, lecturers, and professors.
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I had the same mattress for 18 years. Never owned name brand anything. New cars every 2 years. My parents are MAGAts. You nailed it.
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Frightened people and frightened countries run by frightened politicians do spend an inordinate amount of time and money protecting themselves from phantom menaces
Ever since Hiroshima our government has been fearful of payback,from somebody
Fortify your citizens is a good hedge against retribution
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Were the neighbor that lets our dogs run around without a leash and threaten kids, cats, adults, chickens, and craps on someone else’s yard. Daily.
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We used to have a thing called USAID, but vandals came and destroyed it because the alternative would be to elect a lady.
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πŸ€ŽπŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½
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And Melania's $70 Mil VIP Chritsy Noem plane!
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interesting comparison
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Then there are the neighbors who feel it's alright for you to buy things that they get to use or gives them some benefit, as long as they don't have to pay anything for it!
They believe in the trump doctrine!
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Wish HE would. Sans parachute.
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Nice point πŸ‘
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So let's VOTE and fix this!
Americans need to get the message across that OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT WE PAY INVOLUNTARILY ARE STILL OUR TAX DOLLARS! We, the people, through our representatives in Congress, decide what is and is not a priority and what we value.
If we want to change the current way that
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Republicans are using OUR MONEY, we need to VOTE THEM ALL OUT and replace them with ACTUAL AMERICANS who think and vote like WE DO.
Do 340,000,000 Americans ACTUALLY WANT billionaires and huge corporations to pay little or NO tax while profiting billions?
Do we want 1/3 of our entire federal budget
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The one you find out has a meth lab in the basement while bagging out drug addicts, and who finally gets arrested for molesting his kids.
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Another way to look at the same problem. #MMT
youtu.be/kFhKVCaadzE
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We waste more money on the military complex than the next 40 countries. It’s absolutely sick and absurd. We could solve all of our issues and improve the quality of life for everyone with a small chunk of the money we waste worshipping our military.
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We don’t even know where the money goes. Literally 60% is just vaporized. We then are told we have to spend more, so we can the 40% that appears to get β€œsomething”. However those β€œthings” never even add to that 40%. WTF are we even doing?
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Yeah, this administration has point blank shown us that there is enough money, more than enough to over fund bullshitt like the dept of war and dept of homeland security/ice and the billions they’re putting out for detention centers… it needs to stop and billionaires/trillionaires must pay taxes
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That's called neglect.
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All about the show. But never bother with substance!
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He can’t flex on his neighbours with piano lessons or a mattress.
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Skill issue.
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My MIL had an expression for this : β€œAll fur coat and no knickers” 🀣
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And that is very naughty!
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We used to until the GOP starting with Reagan cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by over 50%
1980 top individual tax rate 70%- today 37%
1980 top corporate tax 46% - today 21%

Back in the 80’s the wealthiest corporations paid about 25% after all their tax deductions

In 2025 ZERO to 5%
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You have accurately described my parents. And you are right about the U.S.
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I’m sorry you lived that. I did too, sort of. It’s over now!
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One of the things on my to-do list is to create a visual presentation of how much money the US has *utterly wasted* on the military, on corporate giveaways, etc. Year by year, plus proposals for how money could have been better spent. Even most critics don't see how *enormous* those numbers are.
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Well yeah. The majority of Americans worship money. Not God, not the Constitution, not even common respect. It's money. Idolizing the idea of easy power it carries, when power is earned. Pandering to those that have money thinking it's respect when in reality it's servitude. Look at US Christians.
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A new mattress is an incredibly tangible thing, but otherwise, yes. Definitely.

If more people had a new mattress, there would be less hatred and misery. New mattresses for all!
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I think using, "tax revenue" is the wrong message. Just use, "money".
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The US is the house that has the big new truck in the front yard, but its house is falling apart, and there's a pile of crap in the backyard that the neighbours are calling the bylaw officer about.
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Then get a 40 trillion dollar debt that other countries have to support

Because

America like spending other peoples money on credit

Somebody cut up that card
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Bingo.
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We don't have to put up with it.

resist.bot/petitions/PMUVQN

#budget #BloatedPentagon
#trumpcorruption
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Fuck Trump and the GOP traitors destroying American freedoms and shitting on the constitution.
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Braces and mattresses are absolutely tangible items.
The beauty of a perfectly straight smile, or a good night’s sleep, however, are intangible luxuries that not everyone can know.
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That is cuz the trump family & minions don’t have lucrative government contracts in, let’s say, β€œpiano lessons, braces, mattress” type companies but are making money hand over fist in their investments in the war industrial complex & detention centers, etc.
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A new mattress?
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They don't even pay for the cars, boats and ATVs.
They use looted money and default on payments !
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🀣🀣 true!!
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Or, ICE engined toys.
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mattresses are tangible, usually
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And the irony that this administration also wants to eliminate benefits for the Veterans they send into needless wars.
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So… the U.S. is basically a blue collar white conservative…
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Exactly. We as citizens have to live within our means and pay taxes, by the way we are being taxed for no representation, and the government should have to do the same. Republicans tank the economy every damn time they’re in the White House
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absolutely right....except that neighbour Also wants to keep the boat in your garage, and have You pay for the new car and the ATV...

AND the piano lessons, and the braces and new mattresses, which (if the mood strikes) will then be rented to you at the low, low price of a kidney...
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and lets not even mention what it's like when you invite the neighbour to dinner: nothing like the guest who hogs all the food and conversation, who belittles and insults other guests, and makes passes at their spouses...who then vomits in the coat closet, poisons the dog and diddles the children...
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A picture from my upcoming book:
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And don't just patch that freaking pothole. Redo the whole damn street to current standards. It's supposed to be an improvement.
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I want my tax money to be used to help ALL Americans! Not spent on wars!
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Me too! Let’s try it our way for once!
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But how will piano lessons support the entire economy of the US and most of the states, like the military does??
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Military Industrial Complex feeds the economic elite. "War a racket." GENERAL Smedly Butler
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Canada has its own rise of fascism to worry about.
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Honestly, it's better. If people are happy, you don't need to go to war.
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Thanks to Iran, there isn't as many bases to pay for now.
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Kegsbreath wants $1.5 trillion for his budget. 😳
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youtu.be/Z2G3e8rU4BY?si=QLC1RtMIxB11lXKM
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So, do many of us have 'that' neighbour?
We HAD that neighbour. Wife kicked him out a couple of yrs ago b/c he was all about travelling out of town with the boys and his expensive new toys, & not around enough to help look after their youngest handicapped child.
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You just described the men on my dad's side of the family. All that matters is their comfort - their partners and children's comfort, learning, and experiences be damned.
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Fwiw, it is not the USA population in general but the billionaires who buy influence and those who worship the billionaires due to billionaires' money and the endless lust for money many have.
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Please stop labelling all Americans as one in the same. If you witnessed #NoKings you would know better.
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bsky.app/profile/melodyleelacy.bsky.social/post/3miucvsrzj22u
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Absolutely πŸ’―
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