Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Suppressed Poet]

Such as?

Cutting our non-military budget in half would be a damn good start. From there we can decide what’s really important & how to best allocate funding.

[Seran]

Cutting our non-military budget in half would be a damn good start. From there we can decide what’s really important & how to best allocate funding.

You meant cutting the defense budget I'm sure. Given we've withdrawn troops from the Afghanistan, and will dwindle the remaining training coordination in Iraq, we do not need to massive outlays the defense industry has been clambering for.

[Parkbandit]

You meant cutting the defense budget I'm sure. Given we've withdrawn troops from the Afghanistan, and will dwindle the remaining training coordination in Iraq, we do not need to massive outlays the defense industry has been clambering for.

We don't? World is currently on fire under Biden's "leadership" with 2 full blown wars we're financing.. and we have another year and a few months before we get someone competent in the WH..

He literally posted "Cutting our non-military budget" which includes handout programs you rely on.

It's time to hop off your mommy's couch and get a job.. hopefully one without any social interaction.

[Anebriated]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/18/...tax-money.html

Obviously this isn’t all stuff we can just cut to recoup money but it shows what happens when there is zero accountability with spending bills. Pet projects need to be gone. Stop throwing money at green programs that have no chance of making any difference. STOP PAYING BIG PHARMA TO POISON CITIZENS. We just sent billions to the border to bus illegals elsewhere which then puts a bigger tax burden on the cities they go to instead of just keeping them out. End sanctuary cities. Can probably cut half of the federal jobs with no impact to productivity.

[Suppressed Poet]

You meant cutting the defense budget I'm sure.

[Seran]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/18/...tax-money.html

What an utter waste of a read. Nothing about the money that is recouped annually from this payments.

[Suppressed Poet]

What an utter waste of a read. Nothing about the money that is recouped annually from this payments.

For you, Seran, there is no such thing as a waste of a read. You need all the practice you can get.

[Anebriated]

What an utter waste of a read. Nothing about the money that is recouped annually from this payments.

My mistake, you seem so out of touch with what goes on in the government I thought that I had to start with the basics for you. That was the best I could find since nothing out there is written in crayon.

[Methais]

My mistake, you seem so out of touch with what goes on in the government I thought that I had to start with the basics for you. That was the best I could find since nothing out there is written in crayon.

The only thing Seran is concerned about is making sure his welfare checks keep showing up.

[Alastinspire]

The title still reads 'racist' so it's not like they're whitewashing anything. Generally if you're writing something and you find yourself using a word too much, you'll change that word to something similar so it reads better.

Oh, absolutely! Because slapping the label "racist" on something is the epitome of subtlety and nuance. It's like they're saying, "Hey, we're not whitewashing, we're just aggressively highlighting it in bold, italicized, and underlined font." Brilliant strategy. Who needs tact when you can wield the term "racist" like a linguistic sledgehammer?

And of course, the timeless writing tip: If a word is giving you trouble, just replace it with something similar. Because, you know, swapping out words in a potentially sensitive context is like putting a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. Seamless and practically invisible. Kudos to the literary geniuses behind such strategic wordplay!