• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    So a protection racket, in other words.

    Setup by the dollar store godfather wannabe

    Ever since trump got elected, the news has been either bizarre, devastating, hilarious, insane, removed, cringe, maddening…

    Can that heart attack come already? Come on, McDonald’s hamburgers, do your job

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        3 days ago

        Yeah. A crushing defeat in midterms is a better outcome. Also, if some republican senators and congrespeople figured that they can save their asses by opposing Trump, those from tariff ravaged states, for example, he could even be impeached.

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          I don’t think you’ll have midterms. Trump’s just one year into his presidency and already has his SS(private military) deporting people with citizenship. There’s no consequences to his actions, so why follow laws?

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      4 days ago

      Absolutely fucking terrible protection racket if that’s what it is.

      The US spends 7tn per year on government spending. Even if the entire UN ponied up a billion each, every year, that would be less than 200bn in additional revenue. Not nothing, but barely a fraction of the 5tn in tax revenue the US government takes in every year.

      That’s like the mafia hitting you up for $50 a month.

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          3 days ago

          Actually, at least according to this article, the charter does state that any funds will be personally controlled by Trump (or whoever he designates as his successor).

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      Can that heart attack come already? Come on, McDonald’s hamburgers, do your job

      Can We the people wake the fuck up already and use the 2A to do a burger’s job?