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Originally Posted By u/meamacaveman At 2025-05-21 07:08:02 PM | Source


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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago (2 children)

…and people have the audacity to ask for reasons I don’t want children.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Man, I hate this question not only for its personal nature but because, I mean, has the person asking me lived under a rock for a few decades? Shouldn't the onus of proof here be on the reasons for having one and no-kids be the default?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Buckle up, it's going to get real bad soon when all of those government jobs lost start to kick in. If his budget bill goes through, there will be very few safety nets.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are we great again yet? I can't tell from here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Of course! Didn't you hear? The brown people are really suffering! Aren't you happy?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

What, working three jobs isn't supposed to be the standard?

Somebody lied to me man.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

No. Not really. Everyone is struggling and pretending not to struggle at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Do not, my friends, become addicted to food. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Don't worry, the bottom 60% will get some tax relief soon, at the expense of the health coverage of the poorest. Of course, the top 10% will also get their "fair" share of relief.

So, bottom percenters, thank your local Republican for the $90 your going to be getting in exchange for your Medicaid. What will you be spending your Trump tax break on? Maybe it'll arrive just in time to help you pay for the new big video game release.

Also, it's going to create a deficit that will very likely trigger across the board budget cuts, including Medicare cuts. Likely part of the plan - all they have to do is nothing and "Oh no, the Democrats wouldn't help us cut more vital services and school lunch programs this year so the rules make it so everything gets cut! It's all their fault!"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And 40% of that group are fucking stupid and are happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

More than half, more likely.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah but we've got FrEeDoM! coming out of our ass, so there's that!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mmmm. Diarrhea Freedom for the win!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Those pesky food safety regulashuns are stifling the American entrepreneurial spirit!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

No. Not even close to okay.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah. They really need to word these things better to start with.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

It's intentional. Large media outlets are owned by the people with wealth that—if not hoarded and locked away—would help those 60% of households be able to afford a minimal quality of life.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I wish we had such statistics on modern day

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They keep electing the two parties, as long as this happens they will be poverty level. Other option is to be money conscious

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The voting system (first-past-the-post) + electoral college (DEI for conservatives who are easily manipulated by the upper class) + gerrymandering (REDMAP) make it nearly impossible for a third party to win. See Duverger's law.