How is this real?
We've gone off the rails
this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2025
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Can’t buy yaoi on steam, but this is somehow totally acceptable and inoffensive.
Better to just burn the money; at least you can keep warm that way, maybe cook some hot dogs.
Shit! I want to donate but I blew all of my money on Trump's recent trip to Scotland.
Just wait a bit until his NFT takes off
US government loan forgiveness 🤣
In Bill Lumbergh's voice: If every American could just chip in $100k that would be greeaat.
I mean, they do have a voting block that regularly donates to televangelists... Those extra private jets have to come from somewhere.
I think those donations were from decades ago. Apparently the likes of Copeland's "church" needs staff to bring boomers to the front so it looks like loads on tv
For those who didn't read the article:
The donation program has existed since 1996, with a total of $67.3 million contributed — an amount that remains negligible compared to the federal debt.
The only new thing is more convenient donation methods.
Wouldn't it be more effective to make the wealthy and corporations pay tax?
Straight to jail!
I will never help pay down the national debt willingly. The 1% did it, so they can pay it back.
I don't think that is the case
It has more to do with 50-100 years of reckless spending
And what class is usually in control of the government?
The debt of the nation are the income and assets of the 1%. They don't want the debt to disappear.
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So the US tax code is switching to a "Pay what you want" model?
Rich people: "Switching?"
Honestly it would be cool if Americans could choose how their money is used. Have a base tax plus you choose 3 programs out of 10.
When I was a kid, I assumed that was how it worked. When I found out it wasn't, my reaction was something like, "then what even is a democracy?"
"and to the republic for which it stands"
Not a democracy : /
Ultra Rich: "Pay?"
Might as well start a GoFundMe at this point. I heard people nowadays will throw tons of money at fascists.
The news is basically free Only Fans where I get to see Americans get fucked by their government.
I'm pretty sure they're already getting 30% from my gross. Plus I somehow owe them an additional few grand every year.
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i would pay for a exclusive, patron only, early access to the Epstein files, no gimmicks
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Its funny because the largest holder of US debt is social security. So most of the debt is owed to the workers. You are paying the money back you borrowed in the first place.
As of Q1 2025 US household debt was $18.2 trillion dollars. This is like a guy who lives in a van down by the river asking a homeless guy to help him make his van payments.
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I want to see who donates. they can't make something like that and then not let us laugh at whoever does it
I feel like it would be better to stop creating even more dept...
If I had venmo I'd send a dollar so I could have a laugh with my friends tbh
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