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You know we could all comb through all of it and find things we don't think money should be spent on. You've got your priorities, I've got my priorities, and they may not align. That's why in a democracy there's compromise.

I don't mind spending money to feed other people. In fact I'd erase defense and have it all spent on feeding people. But that's never going to happen and I accept that. Someone else may not want to feed people. Someone else may want all of that money spent on defense. Same rules apply. We compromise.

Don't get me started on subsidized oil companies and billionaires. You want to start cutting some budget have at it.

How this is all unfolding before us is a shit show. A completely off the rails mess that's embarrassing and quite frankly probably extremely dangerous to a number of people. A simple review of things could have been requested but these fucking clowns want to attention whore for the keks. They are drunk with power. They don't give a shit.
1) The United States is not a democracy. The citizens of our constitutional republic elected Donald Trump along with a congress that is majority Republican. Trump is delivering on his campaign promises to cut spending. I didn’t like Biden’s policies or vote for him, but that’s the way the election went. If you want change & compromise, you get to wait your turn with the midterms & next presidential election just like I did.

2) If you erase defense spending, our currency would collapse and the barbaric hordes of the East would invade our country to kill all the men, rape our women, & enslave of our children.

3) I’m all for feeding starving citizens of our country. As the richest country on Earth, no American should have to go hungry. That statement does not apply to non-citizens. Also, I am more interested in spending money that effectively elevates the working class ability to earn more so they can achieve a better standard of living without reliance on direct government aid.