• ramble81@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Austerity, here we come!

    And what do we have to show for it?

    • social services cut
    • environmental protections rolled back
    • parks decimated
    • pointless wars

    Oh but we’ve funded a massive browncoat legion, slush funds for insurrections and a destroyed historical east wing.

    Seriously, I could see if we were in debt due to rapid expansion or infrastructure upgrades, but this level of spending is unprecedented and we have absolutely nothing of value to show for it.

    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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      It does feel like flushing money down the toilet, doesn’t it? Then again, I’m not a Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security recipient, nor am I a member of the armed forces. They might disagree.

      But why shouldn’t I want to get something for my money? If I pay Medicare taxes, why shouldn’t I get Medicare benefits, for instance?