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by ram4jesus 978 days ago
It would be one thing if all this debt was being spent on public works projects or universal welfare programs, but sadly it's being squandered away on unaccountable and dark military projects, cronyism, and all the worse avarice that humans are capable of.

I would gladly pay more taxes for better schools, parks, cities, humane crime reduction, etc.
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anon1199022 978 days ago
Yes and other truth USA citizens can't directly see is, how both parties agreed to raise debt level so fast. When was the last time these people agreed on something big in common? I really can't tell. Something that will directly benefit USA citizens first?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65736734

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refulgentis 978 days ago
You're misunderstanding, the _disagreement_ on it is novel, and there is no agreement currently.

It's a novel set of parliamentary procedure shenanigans, starting about a decade ago, that it's up for debate.

That's why people talk about stuff like the platinum coin.

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