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this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2026
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Yeah, but it's ok, it's not the rich Americans.
It's cool because it's a regressive tax.
but we can't afford healthcare.
or basic services.
'Have you tried not being poor?' - this administration
The US had 4bn worth of losses the other day when 4 THAAD units exploded.
They're moving a 5th to within exploding range.
You could have had free healthcare, but instead they're just blowing it up, unused.
edit: And a KC-135. And 3x F16-E. Even the LUCAS drone which is supposed to be a low cost copy of the 7k Shahed, but costs 35k. The United States has a structural cost control problem.
Interesting. Putin gets Trump to waste resources on Iran
If you’re paying for tax cuts with new taxes, that’s called wealth transfer. You’re telling us exactly who you think should have less money and who you think should have more.
Remember how the cons would piss and moan about how Obama's admin should "not pick winners and losers"?
Do these sister-fuckers not realize that's what most of politics is about, including things like trade agreements and tax policy? Do they really think Republicans aren't out to funnel even more money to the already obscenely wealthy and take more money from the lowest tax brackets in the process? They really seem to think that constantly punching down is not picking winners and losers..../facepalm
Have the country bumpkins realized a tariff is a tax yet?
A tax on other countries, who should be paying for it. It’s a mistake that us citizens are paying for it. /s
And so, by "tariffs", we mean regressive taxes on everything people buy.
Well this is going to motivate allies to assist in Iran. 🙃🙃🫡