unmagical

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The hatred of property tax really pisses me off.

I have a mortgage on the house in which I reside. I have to pay property tax on the house in which I reside. My annual property taxes are less than half the minimum monthly payment for my mortgage. If I can afford my monthly payment I can afford my taxes. If I can't afford my monthly payment the taxes aren't the problem.

And what do I actually get for that less than half a monthly mortgage payment in annual taxes?

  • 2 large parks with miles of walking paths, a playground, a basketball and a soccer court, all maintained and within 2 blocks
  • maintained roads to my house that are cleaned regularly
  • decent schools nearby

Yes, I recognize I got lucky and am privileged enough to have, not just stable housing, but that which I "own," but that just makes my distaste of the hatred of property taxes all the greater.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They don't pay attention to the world around them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Therefore oligarchy good actually?

I can't imagine why people who are upset enough at the current state of things to go out and try to enact change might attend a rally by virtually the only politicians who hold a similar state of mind.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (6 children)

1000006173

Yeah, it's not nearly as orange as one would expect. It's certainly not a perfect reproduction, but if anything it actually does him more favors than not.

[–] [email protected] 148 points 1 month ago (3 children)

AOC was at a rally where someone else said to bring out the guillotines therefore AOC is a terrorist for her "abominable speech?"

Which party actually brought out a guillotine?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

If you're gonna be sent to an intermittent camp as a terrorist for torching a car what onus is there to just stick to the car?

They didn't really think this one through, did they?

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

Or, hear me out, maybe you don't stroke the ego of a colonialist authoritarian fascist.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why, if troops aren't brave, should we not say "braver than the troops?"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TF you mean "risking?" Who do you think is gonna be paying those tariffs?

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

President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family. Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime to secure our border, fix our uneven trade relationship with the rest of the world, make America energy independent again, and put America first by ending useless foreign aid.

He is spending his time with his family and golfing.

Gill argued that replacing Benjamin Franklin with Trump on the $100 bill "is a small way to honor all he will accomplish these next four years."

How do you honor what he will do?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Majority did not, in fact, vote for him.

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