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1. Twoinchdestroya (twoinchdestroya@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:26:43 JST Twoinchdestroya

   • Kenny Blankenship
   • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
   • Griffith
   @Turdicus @Griffith @DW2 Government spending encompasses a lot, but I'll try to simplify it.
   
   1. Social Welfare spending, the American government spends billions on welfare, subsidized housing for migrants, druggies, and the homeless; not only that, but also pays for the meals and sometimes gives them a debit card for non-essential spending. That's all to say, we use not only our tax dollars to pay for non contributing members, but also the money printed to support those who don't produce anything for the economy.
   
   This is also added to foreign aid, we spend nearly a trillion dollars a year to fund Israel, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and other countries, all of which we don't see a penny back.
   
   2. Bailouts for iinfrastructure includes legacy companies like Boeing and banks. In order to keep them afloat, because they have been losing money or gone to near bankruptcy, the federal reserve will take on their dept and raise interest rates to pay it off.
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   • Kenny Blankenship (dw2@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:29:40 JST Kenny Blankenship

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     • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
     • Griffith
     @Turdicus @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith to a large extent yes, a lot of government spending goes towards keeping the welfare/warfare state going for as long as possible.
     
     I guess the good news here is nothing last forever, though it won't be pretty when the shit hits the fan
   • Turdicus, of Christmas Time (turdicus@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:29:41 JST Turdicus, of Christmas Time

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Griffith

     @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith @DW2 so it’s just a lot of money going places that don’t deserve it that no normal person would agree to?

   • Turdicus, of Christmas Time (turdicus@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:33:29 JST Turdicus, of Christmas Time

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Griffith

     @DW2 @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith it’s our responsibility to bear the brunt so our children can be closer to living better

   • Kenny Blankenship (dw2@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:33:29 JST Kenny Blankenship

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     • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
     • Griffith
     @Turdicus @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith Not saying you're wrong, but that's easier said than done I'm afraid
   • Kenny Blankenship (dw2@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:35:01 JST Kenny Blankenship

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     • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
     • Griffith
     @Twoinchdestroya @Turdicus @Griffith a good chunk of it probably winds up in Swiss/Cayman Islands bank accounts tbh
   • Turdicus, of Christmas Time (turdicus@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:35:02 JST Turdicus, of Christmas Time

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Griffith

     @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith @DW2 oh so it actually disappears disappears instead of just disappearing into a niggers malt and timbs?

   • Twoinchdestroya (twoinchdestroya@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:35:02 JST Twoinchdestroya

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
     • Griffith
     @Turdicus @Griffith @DW2 pretty much
   • Twoinchdestroya (twoinchdestroya@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:35:03 JST Twoinchdestroya

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Turdicus, of Christmas Time
     • Griffith
     @Turdicus @Griffith @DW2 Exactly, we spend an unaccountable amount without any returns.
     
     The unaccountable is emphasized because we actually have no idea where most of the spending goes. That's why all welfare projects and spending on housing and so on goes nowhere. With all the bureaucracy, by the time the spending is approved, all the funds disappear.
   • Turdicus, of Christmas Time (turdicus@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 10:35:11 JST Turdicus, of Christmas Time

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     • Kenny Blankenship
     • Griffith

     @DW2 @Twoinchdestroya @Griffith I know it is, but it’s how I try to view it to make any of the bad times a little easier to bear

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