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by Nekhrimah 1142 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_d...

Basically looks like another exercise of legislating for the hell of it, rather than making lives better for Americans.

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> legislating for the hell of it

Correction: legislating for the rich

Laws that favor very wealthy people pass through congress like a faint breeze on a daily basis (when congress is in session).

Correction:

+ Legislating for the elderly.

The federal debt may be ~$30 trillion but the funding shortfall for Medicare and SS is ~$100 trillion. Something needs to change.