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  You could try it my way.
  I simply make so little that when I pay my taxes, the government gets sad and gives me some back
context: During the 300 speaker votes every single republican who nominated McCarthy talked about crime, boarder security, fentanyl, etc. with such urgency and passion. What is the first thing they do out of the gate?  Protect their wealthy donors of course!!! >
  
  Remember the first thing Republicans did when they came into power in 2017? Gut the ethics committee and pass tax cuts. What are they doing this time? Same damn thing. They're all criminals. >
  
  So anyway I started grifting >
  
  
  All you have to do is tell your peeps back home their neighbors are taking from their pockets and only you can protect them. They don't even notice when you rob them because they're too busy being angry and scared in their hometown to notice you in D.C. 
  
  -Grifter's Almanac: Politics >
  
  Is this a quote from a book I can’t find on Google or are you riffing on a Lyndon Johnson quote? >
  
  riffing like Tom Servo >
  
  And just like that all pretense of budget concern is gone from so-called "conservative" House leadership. Didn't even last one Mouche. >
  
  They’ve never passed fiscally responsible legislation. Republican policy has been responsible for a huge portion of our deficit increase - increased military spending, tax cuts for wealthy people, and unfunded bills. Increasing the deficit gives them justification to cut social services. They’re already planning on cuts to SS and Medicare.. probably to “reduce the deficit.” 
  The ACA is a great example of party differences - it insured millions while saving the government money. Republicans tried like 60 times to repeal it which would increase the deficit and leave millions uninsured. They don’t give a shit about governing.
  Edit: since this has blown up, please vote for a Dem in your next election to help stop this shit. If they’re not left enough, vote in your primary as well. Write your current and desired representatives to help them understand your beliefs. Also consider volunteering and donating to the candidates that best represent your ideology so they have a better chance at winning, or joining local activists groups to try and pressure politicians to change. >
  
  Yeah, fiscally conservative just means irresponsible policy at this point. >
  
  "Fiscally conservative" is just code for "I'm a nasty bigot but don't like having to argue about it"
  Laughing my entire ass off at the "fiscal conservatives" replying to this comment like I give a fuck what their smoothbrain has to say 😂 >
  
  Just like "Libertarian" now means "Republican but embarrassed to admit it". >
  
  I thought Libertarian meant "I feel special and don't have to share"? >
  
  "I like weed but fuck poor people" >
  
  Where do I go if I like weed AND poor people? >
  
  LA? >
  
  
  Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Monday took House Republicans to task after the Congressional Budget Office said the erstwhile deficit hawks' first bill before the 118th Congress—a measure critics say is meant to "protect wealthy and corporate tax cheats"—will swell the federal deficit by more than $100 billion.
  "They all run on reducing the deficit and now the House GOP's first... bill will increase the deficit by $114 billion," tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). "Make it make sense."
  The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the euphemistically named Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act—which faces a vote as soon as Monday evening—would "decrease outlays by $71 billion and decrease receipts by $186 billion over the 2023-2032 period."
  
  Ok, so this is the first law that will die in the Senate.  Whats next on the list?  The more time they spend on bills that will never get signed is fine.  They can pass crap like this all day.  And for what its worth, Biden has said he will veto it.   Not likely that the GQP will ever get to a veto-override on any of their bills in the next two terms. >
  
  True, but it's worth pointing out nevertheless. Hopefully it'll get through to future voters and they can see these asshats for what they are. >
  
  I upvoted you for your unbridled optimism that future voters will learn.  It’s been my experience that they become dumber and dumber each year. >
  
  They'll just forget because it's a dead bill >
  
  And bc it’s happening at the beginning. When voting comes around again they’ll be voting for things that’ll chum up their base and the base won’t even remember this. >
  
  They'll point to the Dems and say they want to tax you to high heaven and the media will help that message too. >
  
  And the same old tired "Republicans are better for the economy" rhetoric that's been around for half a century and has almost no bearing in reality. >
  
  It has bearing in reality, in the fact we aren't the economy to them. The corporations that line their pockets are. >
  
  It's all so goddamn short sighted. The regular people they fuck over are the ones making the big corporations worth anything. >
  
  As far as they see it, the regular people they fuck over exist for the purpose of being fucked over. Regular people are just here to do all of the undesirable work. Regular people are solely here to suffer so that the wealthy may prosper. Why would anybody care about their well-being? >
  
  I guess they want more pics. >
  
  Don't kink shame >
  
  It’s not a kink to want dick pics without consent. That’s called being a fucking creep. >
  
  Now if only I made enough money to be able to cheat on my taxes....