Does the United States have a spending problem? Obviously, but I really wanted to talk about how the cost of living crisis is presenting itself in your community. That relates to this article because you can’t squeeze blood from a stone. If all of you have no disposable income, no savings, and a job market that can’t support your current cost of living… What happens if you lose your job? Do you default on loan obligations along with America because we are stretched to the edge. Should we vote in members of congress to pass more tax breaks for private jets?Are mods whack? Let me know in the comments.

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      So do you want to answer the question or just avoid it? Specifically, which government do you simp for…. Like the mods…

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          So, to be clear…… which government do you simp for? Like, what country?

          Because simping for the theory of a perfect society is fine, but that’s not what I’m talking about.

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            Well I sure do like it here in the USA. I feel like our government could be better at wealth distribution, education, regulations, and democracy. but the people don’t want that. I see nothing wrong with our system, but unfortunately we have about 200 million people that vote but lack civic education. I felt very comfortable traveling through Japan. You could feel the order and safety in the country, like everywhere. I feel like irelands government did pretty well for its people. I don’t feel comfortable simping for someone else’s government because I can only experience mind as a citizen ya know? I enjoy living in my little US democracy even if it’s broken. I just keep encouraging people to fix it.

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        I was a fan of Biden actually, I know that’s a controversial take on here. I thought he was a good US president. A lot of people don’t think he was a good president because they don’t understand that a president doesn’t make laws.

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          He was OK, as far as administrations go, but his last year of insistance on running, dipping out kinda late, and then pardoning his son (and others) really left a bad taste in my mouth.

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            No… congress made the laws to ship the bombs. They created the money to facilitate the transfer.

            Remember when all us kind people wanted to send F-16s to Ukraine and it never happened. Your congressman loves sending guns to Israel. I bet you won’t vote them out this year. I bet you’re too dumb.

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              False.

              Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.

              The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress - AP News, 9th December

              For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

              Biden administration again bypasses Congress for weapons sale to Israel - The Guardian, 29th December

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                I stand corrected! Now remind me; was Hamas holding a bunch of American hostages when that was written?

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                  Irrelevant goal post moving.

                  The reason stated by the Biden administration was “The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to ensure Israel is able to defend itself against the threats it faces” it was to protect Israel, nothing to do with American hostages.

                  Some Democratic lawmakers have spoken of making the proposed $14.3 billion in American assistance to its Mideast ally contingent on concrete steps by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to reduce civilian casualties in Gaza during the war with Hamas.

                  Congress was going to ask Israel to maybe do a little bit less genocide. Biden said fuck that and went around them to do as he pleases.

                  Biden was a genocide enabling president and that makes Biden a bad president.

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                    I really hope you have yourself a local candidate who supports your ideals to send to congress! I’d love to see you exercise your political power and make a better world!

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                    My child I’ve been watching isreal stealing land a killing Palestinians for the last 40 years, maybe its not Bidens fault? By your definition and logic we’ve never had a good president, which is fair but why can’t we elect someone who doesn’t do genocide? Is the public dumb?

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                    Goal post moving? I said you were correct and I asked a follow up question. Glad it got a rise out of you tho: did you just experience nuance for a second?