inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoUS July budget deficit up 20% year-over-year despite record Trump tariff incomeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down10
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkUS July budget deficit up 20% year-over-year despite record Trump tariff incomeapnews.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up60·2 months agoTurns out raising taxes on 99% of people doesn’t cover the costs of lowering taxes on 1% of people.
minus-squaresalacious_coaster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoPlus the cost of corruption, embezzlement, and gold-plated everything.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoTurns out setting all the functional parts of the government on fire to try and save money actually costs money
Turns out raising taxes on 99% of people doesn’t cover the costs of lowering taxes on 1% of people.
Plus the cost of corruption, embezzlement, and gold-plated everything.
Yup. We need a revolution.
Turns out setting all the functional parts of the government on fire to try and save money actually costs money