• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    We can scoff, but these are the kind of things that matter to most people. Its the 11th hour, and Biden needs to be doing more than hardball advertisements.

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      5 months ago

      Ding dong tells people the world is crumbling and then makes fake promises to change it. He pretends to care about people who are struggling and they want so badly to believe it.

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        5 months ago

        No I’m not. I’m worried Trump is gonna fleece enough people with these promises. Everyone needs to pay tax so we have nice shit. That’s how we keep the good times rolling.

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            5 months ago

            Yeah you’re right. Let’s not pay taxes at all. Oh wait, we did that. It didn’t work. Its called the Kansas Experiment.

            How the government decides to spend taxes and the act of paying taxes itself are two exclusive things. If you dont like how your taxes are being spent. Vote in better people.

            Nobody cares about local elections and that’s why our society seems to be crafted out of footguns.

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              This country operated without an income tax for 135 years and you’re citing a 5 year period in a single state? Talk about cherry picking.

              Taxes are necessary, fine. Cheerleading them is stupid. You’re not a hero for paying taxes, you’re doing the bare minimum to stay out of jail. And considering how they’re spent, you’re kind of a villain.

              If you dont like how your taxes are being spent. Vote in better people.

              Oh, it’s my fault the feds reguarly use my money to kill people, ok. Guess I should have voted harder.

              Hey, if this is one single person’s responsibility, why haven’t you fixed it?

              Nobody cares about local elections

              My local taxes are rarely spent on bombs, drones, missiles, or genocides.

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      5 months ago

      Absolutely, and 8 years on there’s still droves of unengaged ignorant people who will hear this. Not understand it was hollow empty populism that he likely doesn’t even remember he said yesterday. But could still win him votes.