• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Need a balanced budget amendment.

      I’m tired of all my money going to worthless red states where reading is considered unmasculine.

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        The irony of decrying conservative ignorance in the same comment as suggesting a “solution” based on conservative ignorance of the difference between a household or business and a government 🤦

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          They’re the ones who hate welfare spending, I’m just trying to help them follow their principles.

          You should have to suffer the consequences of your beliefs, at least when you inflict them on others by force.

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      Grew up around central Illinois, the whole area blames Chicago for their problems while the true issue is all the auto manufacturing left in the 70-80s. If they formed their own state they’d be worse off than Mississippi. But hey, they’d get to keep Danville and East St. Louis, two of the worst cities in America.

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        If they formed their own state they’d be worse off than Mississippi

        Hey now, no need for exaggeration! It takes decades if not centuries of extreme corruption and bigotry to get THAT awful. You don’t get a title fight as your first bout.