kijib [none/use name] to Post Maine On Main • 4 years agoBREAKING: Trump signs executive orders to extend unemployment benefits, provide a payroll tax holiday, defer student loan payments...external-linkmessage-square49 fedilinkarrow-up144file-text
arrow-up140external-linkBREAKING: Trump signs executive orders to extend unemployment benefits, provide a payroll tax holiday, defer student loan payments...kijib [none/use name] to Post Maine On Main • 4 years agomessage-square49 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDarkmatter2k [none/use name]hexbear5arrow-down1·4 years agoIt's an excuse to cut in the future for sure, but for right now your taxes don't do jack shit to change anything so the "during a pandemic" is bs. The government doesn't wait to collect taxes before it funds shit, hasn't worked like that since US went of the gold standard. link
minus-squarewtf [none/use name]hexbear7arrow-down1·4 years agoI understand that, I'm saying they're using a crisis as pretext to achieve what they wanted anyway. link
minus-squareDarkmatter2k [none/use name]hexbear4arrow-down2·4 years agoyes its called capitalism link
It's an excuse to cut in the future for sure, but for right now your taxes don't do jack shit to change anything so the "during a pandemic" is bs.
The government doesn't wait to collect taxes before it funds shit, hasn't worked like that since US went of the gold standard.
I understand that, I'm saying they're using a crisis as pretext to achieve what they wanted anyway.
yes its called capitalism