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re: The devastation of Helene has laid bare the fricked up priorities of the US government
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:51 am to beerJeep
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:51 am to beerJeep
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That’s fine. It’s still a zero sum game.
It's not, that's the problem with this conflation.
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Every dollar wasted on bullshite is a dollar that could have been used efficiently
Ukraine spending has no relation to infrastructure spending. There is not one static pot of money. Trying to conflate the 2 (implying we don't have money for infrastructure due to Ukraine, or any other policy) is silly.
Note: I am not offering any personal opinions of the system, just accurately describing the reality of the system in place.
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Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:51 am to udtiger
It’s okay, the democrats are signing missiles all those people paid for. You know, for democracy.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:51 am to SlowFlowPro
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Ukraine spending has no relation to infrastructure spending. There is not one static pot of money. Trying to conflate the 2 (implying we don't have money for infrastructure due to Ukraine, or any other policy) is silly.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:51 am to BigPerm30
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Your opponents in court must get so frustrated. It’s hard to argue with someone who’s completely illogical
I take it you're not going not going to answer and rely on ad homs instead?
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When has all this spending deprived the federal government form throwing out trillions domestically for "every fricking disaster" (to use your language)?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:53 am to SlowFlowPro
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will bet you $100
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SlowFlowPro
Who let the poors in here?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:54 am to clacker
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clacker
Are you confused as to how our federal government funds things?
Do you understand that we run deficits and have accumulated huge amounts of debt? How could that happen with the "one pot" theory?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:54 am to SlowFlowPro
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Sure Why bring up Ukraine?
Because the fema funding was attached to one of the Ukraine bills.
They basically say you can’t fund these things without our Ukraine money. And way more goes to Ukraine.
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 8:55 am
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:55 am to SlowFlowPro
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Are you confused as to how our federal government funds things?
Do you understand that we run deficits and have accumulated huge amounts of debt? How could that happen with the "one pot" theory?
That's exactly what I am
at. You and idiots like you are apparently ok with run away debt. fricking moron.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:55 am to udtiger
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Don't be intentionally stupid.
It's not an act, the dude is seriously impaired.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:55 am to dgnx6
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Because the fema funding was attached to one of the Ukraine bills.
And what amount of FEMA funding was lost due to this?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:56 am to clacker
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You and idiots like you are apparently ok with run away debt.
Wait....what?
Where did I say that?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:56 am to SlowFlowPro
Oh look it’s the condescending a-hole.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:56 am to clacker
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Imagine if we stopped pissing away money on Ukraine and Israel and poured it into the infrastructure in the US
We have been pouring billions into infrastructure.
Coastal flooding, windmills, solar, trains, and airports all come before highways and bridges.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:56 am to dalefla
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the dude is seriously impaired.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:56 am to Cromulent
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Oh look it’s the condescending a-hole.
You left out *Correct
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:57 am to SlowFlowPro
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Yes, and you just made my point that Ukraine is completely irrelevant to this disaster (and the future spending)
Right here you fricking moron.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:57 am to doubleb
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We have been pouring billions into infrastructure.
Coastal flooding, windmills, solar, trains, and airports all come before highways and bridges.
THIS is a much better argument than trying to link money going to Ukraine as preventing investment in infrastructure, generally.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:57 am to udtiger
They spent the FEMA money on Ukraine.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:57 am to SlowFlowPro
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It's not, that's the problem with this conflation.
It is. Every dollar spent on x is a dollar you can’t spend on y.
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Ukraine spending has no relation to infrastructure spending. There is not one static pot of money. Trying to conflate the 2 (implying we don't have money for infrastructure due to Ukraine, or any other policy) is silly.
There is one static pot of money. Just because we can add more money to the pot doesn’t mean what you think it means.
If we spend x% of the budget on line item A, that is x% of money LOCKED AWAY that cannot be spent on line item B.
Doesn’t matter that you can just add more money to the pot via the print moar money button.
A dollar spent is a dollar spent. Can’t spend that same dollar on two things. The math don’t math like that.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 8:58 am to dalefla
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It's not an act, the dude is seriously impaired.
And it’s funny. I really don’t care about his political beliefs. He’s one of those guys that thinks he’s really intelligent. He uses ridiculous words to make him feel like he’s intellectual but in actuality I bet he’s dull on an IQ test.
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