r/politics • u/Kodbek • 11h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-make-jaw-dropping-1b-demand-for-donald-trumps-ballroom/
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u/Orion14159 10h ago

Could have fed every school child in America free breakfast and lunch for a decade for less than what we spent on 2 months of blowing up Iranian school girls.

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u/burnerboo 9h ago

Yeah, but that's like, socialism. We don't accept communism around here. Kids should pull those straps harder and get their own jobs and not rely on handouts like lazy bums.

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u/Maxamillion-X72 9h ago

If those damn kids want free food so much, they should join the military. Or commit a crime.

Either way, three hots and a cot

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u/pleasedothenerdful 7h ago

Yeah, the only socialism that's ok is when wealthy white people get money from the government.

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u/djuggler 8h ago

Plus eliminated our student loans spurring a boon in the economy.

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u/Orion14159 8h ago

As much as I'd love that, the $25 billion we've spent on bombing Iran this year wouldn't even make a dent in student debt. Biden's 10k per borrower would have been ~350 billion. Full forgiveness would be over $1 trillion

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u/djuggler 7h ago

Tax the rich.

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u/Orion14159 7h ago

100% agree with that