RIP to those of you making 50k in high cost of living areas

  • hagensfohawk [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    RIP to those of you making 50k in high cost of living areas

    Which is the majority of the Dem party base lol

    Just awful at politics

    • opposide [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Literally this is so funny. This is less than double the minimum wage here in NYC

  • RalphGrenader [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Trump gave me 1,800. Biden wants to give me 0. I officially have no material reason to vote Democrat in 2022.

    • _else [she/her,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      why? why even fucking bother? you know they're not going to go out until after april anyway.

    • DetroitLolcat [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah like, “oh no you made a little too much A YEAR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC” so fuck you if you lost wages <3 is absolute shit

  • P00h_Beard [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Lol I just did my taxes and I made 49.9k last year in an incredibly high cost of living area. Barely sneaked that one in.

  • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    It's a stimulus check this is supposed to be a ticket to boosting economic activity. My wife and I were having this exact discussion. If we don't make the cut off, we'll continue stashing money under the "mattress"; but if we get a stimulus check, we got so many new purchases for the new home that we'll immediately go spend it, like it's burning a hole in our pocket. That's what they want do they not? Economic activity? Fucking idiots.

  • Woly [any]
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    4 years ago

    Scene: an anthropomorphic donkey wearing a wrinkled blue suit sits in a dirty room, rocking back and forth and scratching at his arm.

    "C'mon man, just a little, just a little, c'mon" mutters the donkey. He looks up as an elephant, wearing a long trenchcoat and carrying a briefcase, enters the room.

    "Jesus, you look like shit" says the elephant, staring down at the disheveled figure in front of him.

    "Yeah whatever man, just give it to me, I need it real bad" says the donkey, a note of desperation creeping into his voice.

    The elephant hesitates, then says, "hey listen, we've known each other for a while now, I don't usually do this but, maybe you should take a break? I mean you've got both chambers and the white house; do you really need to keep using this stuff?"

    "You don't fucking know me asshole," shouts the Donkey. "Are you gonna give me this shit or not?"

    The elephant sighs and shakes his head. He opens up the briefcase, pulling out a gigantic syringe with the word LOSING printed on the side. The donkey turns around and bends over, and the elephant jams the needle into the donkey's ass, pushing the plunger down until the syringe is empty.

    The donkey immediately collapses onto the filthy floor, shivering with ecstacy. The elephant closes his briefcase and walks out of the room, sparing a glance over his shoulder as he leaves.

    "Pathetic"

    • vertexarray [any]
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      4 years ago

      This is funnier if you imagine it animated by worthikids

      • Woly [any]
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        4 years ago

        That would be a dream come true 🤡

  • Deadend [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    "Let 'Em Lose in '22" is my new slogan. They didn't do shit for us, we should do less than nothing for them.

    • CakeAndPie [any]
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      4 years ago

      They just have to murder 1 fewer person than team R and they become the lesser evil and entitled to your vote.

      • _else [she/her,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        and if you don't vote for them for redecorating the death camps in an attempt to make them more humane, you're a literal nazi. you would rather have those dreary old INhumane death camps. fuck you.

  • grilldaddy [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I love means testing it shows they are committed to getting these checks out the door and into people’s hands as quickly as possible !! 😍

    • CakeAndPie [any]
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      4 years ago

      Weird how all those airlines didn't have to dot any i's or cross any t's before wheelbarrows full of money were rolled out.

      • _else [she/her,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        well yeah but... look, the economy. and those jobs, yes they cut them anyway but look that's not the point. the economy is what matters here.

        if you don't understand that, then you're just a petulant child and I don't even know how to talk to you.

    • CakeAndPie [any]
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      4 years ago

      It's for the next round of payments. They aren't going back to take money away which was already sent out.

      • _else [she/her,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        .... i hate that this was even something that occurred to a person. why do we have governments, again?