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An 82-Year-Old Congresswoman Told a Fourth Grader His Teacher Was Feeding Him Propaganda. His Essay Was About Electric Cars (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] zeroConnection@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"YOU and your classmates will be responsible for paying down the national debt."

Well, she is absolutely right about that. She should know, because it's her generation's fault.

Foxx, who voted for the spending bill that the Congressional Budget Office projected would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt, told a 10-year-old that he and his classmates would be responsible for paying it down.

How are these people in charge of anything?