In a democracy, you only get a voice if you vote. Voting IS the protest. When you don't vote, or spoil your vote, you abdicate your voice.
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facepalm. Censorship absurdity.
In an alternate universe, conmen Trump and Musk used their sole talent of convincing fools to wear masks.
What's really tiresome, and frankly depressing, is the amount of people who get conned by this shit. And they are so entrenched, it's impossible to either reason or even empathize with them. It's a brain disease. A cancer on our society, and we are all going to pay the price because of it.
Missed opportunity to fine Google $1 googol.
Protest voting doesn't work when the candidate you are protesting is the least worst option. Democrats that will not vote out of principle have been conned as badly as MAGA republicans. End of story.
A lot of comments here suggest people didn't read the article. It's pretty clear he intends to increase tarifs, and that would substitute income tax. Hey even MAGAS as demented as trump still gotta fund that war machine somehow.
As for how effective it could be? Well it's at least interesting, as it will effectively be a 75% consumption tax on manufactured goods as a replacement. This would probably reduce consumption (great), crash manufacturing (bad), and boost white collar sectors (especially finance).
Basically this will negatively impact blue collars, and benefit white collars and the rich. Oh look, the big con continues.
Selfish and dumb people may as well just be (involuntary) Russian puppets.
This situation has come to be, through the ignorance and inaction of ordinary people. Your attitude is part of the problem.
Philosophically, restrictions on trans in sports is the one issue I will concede to conservatives.
That being said, we've got sooooo many other bigger problems to deal with. A government passing laws on transgenders in sports signifies a government that is more concerned with appearances and scoring cheap points than actually helping people.