• frunch@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      But at least they can rely on the billionaires to throw them a bone, since they are the ones benefiting most from this arrangement. There was one just the other day that dropped $130 million just to keep the troops out of the red. I don’t know if there are any billionaires with a soft spot for ATCs but i suppose we’ll find out soon enough!

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        12 hours ago

        That money’ll go a lot farther if it’s only covering ~10,000 ATCs rather than ~1,000,000 service members.

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          12 hours ago

          Well, then i guess we might just see another billionaire bailout. This is the stupidest fucking timeline

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              10 hours ago

              Fully agreed. The billions they’re hoarding is money that should be funding all the things the taxpayers need–the basics like food/shelter/healthcare… Things that countries with much smaller GDPs don’t have nearly as much difficulty figuring out.

              I also think it’s worth noting that the states receiving the most SNAP benefits include New York, California, and Texas–it’s very possible Trump is doing this especially because it stands to affect 2 states he’s not entirely thrilled with. Across the country, 42 million people have been relying on the SNAP benefits they were receiving, which average approx $190/mo per person. Where are the billionaires lining up to help these folks in need?