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LiberaBlueDem

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2. Republican spending

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 05:06 PM

Sep 2023

Increase defense spending, more subsides for oil companies and less taxes on the really rich.

And spend less by taking a little more from Granny, from schools and planetary protections.

Only ones happy with their plan are really rich people.

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Biden Has the Right Idea About the Freedom Caucus [View all] Celerity Sep 2023 OP

With record corporate profits, calls for austerity ring hollow Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #1

Republican spending LiberaBlueDem Sep 2023 #2

11 angry white men. DURHAM D Sep 2023 #3

In a parliamentary system, as we all have marybourg Sep 2023 #4

to form a government in a parliamentary system you need to have a majority Celerity Sep 2023 #6

THIS malaise Sep 2023 #7

The US was built to allow for a massive train (what I'm calling the system of governance and growth) Celerity Sep 2023 #8

Profound malaise Sep 2023 #12

Yes, but I was only referring to an actual true derailment, where the government was blown apart Celerity Sep 2023 #13

I'm more optimistic about institutions surviving but I do see chaos on the horizon malaise Sep 2023 #14

I am starting to look at the US like siamese twins where one twin has joined a death cult Celerity Sep 2023 #15

Good analogy malaise Sep 2023 #16

But that "majority" is often made up of parties antithetical to those forming marybourg Sep 2023 #9

Not, it is not that common to have parties that are 'antithetical' to each other form a Celerity Sep 2023 #10

Good. Never negotiate with terrorists HelpImSurrounded Sep 2023 #5

The "Freedom" (i.e. the Rebellion) Caucus Seeking Serenity Sep 2023 #11