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[–] penquin@lemmy.kde.social 35 points 2 years ago (14 children)

But when we ask for help as citizens, "how are you gonna pay for it, huh?"

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (52 children)

This shit is going to pass with full bipartisan support and libs are still going to be confused the next time someone tells them both ~~sides~~ parties are the same.

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[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

geordi-no Healthcare, debt relief, child povery mitigation.

geordi-yes unlimited genocide on US designated subhumans

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] toxicbubble420@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

or living wage, or affordable housing

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

or infrastructure or child care or

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[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

The US government only disagrees on matters which support the average citizen. Other than that, both sides are in lockstep when it comes to voting on bills...

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

They already spend a ton of public dollars on health. The problem is that it goes to insurance companies, administrative staff, and the downstream health costs of inadequate early access to care.

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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

how do you think it has the biggest army in the world

[–] blazera@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

famously poorly armed state of Israel

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Desperate empire practices policy of War Startups, sends funding to whomever

nukenuke kelly Silica Valley

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Saigon Valley

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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please attach some basic conditions like... don't do war crimes.

[–] faltryka@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One of these is not like the others.

[–] yip-bonk@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Two of these are not being pulverized by a nuclear power at the moment.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Nonetheless, each is a proxy war interest of the US, which alone shows how it's atrocious. The first two actively are, all three have been, and the third is the most anxiety ridden one on my end. It'd could go from third times a charm to nuke real fast

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