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Trump can basically print infinite amounts of dollars through the federal reserve.

As we all know, conflicts are hella expensive and often decided by who can stay solvent longer. The fact that trump can just print dollars is extremely problematic here.

I guess the necessary course of action would be to bring the dollar's value to zero, and use an alternative currency instead (such as euro, canadian dollar, mexican pesos).

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 120 points 1 week ago

*and actively destroys/dismantles anything one could remotely be proud of having their tax money go to.

I'd gladly fund NASA and scientific research any day of the week, but nooooo gotta feed the poor poor billionaires.

[-] fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 58 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

but noooo gotta feed the poor

HUH?!

poor billionaires

Aaaahhhh.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I did the same thing at first. Did the half head tilt thing and didnt finish reading and was like, uhm, am I readinnn that right? Oh.

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[-] AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago

My republican coworkers are complaining about NASA because they always flake when buying our products (we sell electronic stuff to defense related military contractors) because they don't have enough budget.

Fucking idiots don't realize that their political party doesn't even want a NASA

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 34 points 1 week ago
[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Okay but we all get that Douglas was the bad guy, right? OP??

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

He is bad guy, but he is not bad guy

[-] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

He was pretty alright when he killed that nazi

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[-] ratel@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

Oh damn, I've never seen this thanks for linking.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 31 points 1 week ago
  • issuing currency
  • collecting taxes
  • suppressing evidence of child sex trafficking

One of these things is so outrageously unlike the others that it makes me kinda sus of whoever decided to put them all in the same list

[-] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

amerikkka

*Corrupt Government

*Has the ability to print money out of thin air with no downside.

*Forces you pay taxes anyway making you technically complicit in its crimes.

*Uses Its infinite wealth and power to openly protect child predators instead of something good because it is a corrupt government. (The most recent thing in the news cycle)

Interesting how all these things line up together when you don't abstract these things into nothingness. It makes me very sus of the person who decide to reword these so they don't fit on the same list. suswcc

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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago
[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

A charitable interpretation of "printing money out of thin air" is how they bail out corporations and landlords. Why even save if the game is so obviously rigged?

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[-] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

Love my taxes going to committing genocide and protecting Israel

My city can’t afford housing or transit but just spent $150 million building a stadium for live nation. Free taxpayer funded stadiums for corporations to profit from, yay!

[-] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
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[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago

"You forgot your briefcase!"

[-] groolthedemon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I don't want to be your buddy, Rick. I just want a little breakfast....

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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

That's it, I'm walking directly home in a straight line

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

And now your going to die wearing that stupid little hat

[-] Mniot@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

If you were part of the billionaire class, you'd be paying less. Sucker.

[-] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago

I'd be happy paying taxes if they went to social works and infrastructure and whatnot, but yeah.

Now let's talk about spending 60-80% of my remaining income on rent

[-] obsolete@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

I can hear Iron Maiden's 'Man on the Edge' music.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 1 week ago

The world desperately needs more Luigis.

[-] VibeCoder@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

D-FENS is so aspirational especially the part where he stands up to the brown people and foreigners and then

spoilertries to murder suicide his daughter on her birthday

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Is tax 33% in the USA? or are you not referring to the USA?

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Federal taxes plus state taxes plus property taxes (if you own any) plus vehicle taxes (usually in the form of plates and fuel taxes) plus sales taxes (on anything you buy) plus who-knows-what all else.

It adds up to a good chunk of the average working person's paycheck.

Edit: Forgot to add county and local taxes. For example, Cook county Illinois adds substantial sales taxes and gas taxes on top of state sales and and federal gas taxes.

[-] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago

TBH Ima put Social Security in the tax section too as I doubt people under 50 are gonna collect on it.

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[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Hot take: I think any involuntary expense forced on you by your government is, essentially, a tax regardless of whether it goes into government or corporate coffers, and should be included in the discussion.

Health insurance being the major example, given that's paid for by taxes in civilized countries. Arguably, the insurance, gas, and maintenance on a car that many of us would happily trade for a functional public transportation system.

[-] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Federal Tax Rates in the US 2024-25 run from 10% to 37%.

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