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[โ€“] turbonewbe@lemm.ee 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unless you are wealthy, if you think life is to expensive you should ask for more taxes, not less.

The issue is not your net income, but wealth redistribution and solidarity.

[โ€“] aesopjah@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Except for the part where they just make more tanks instead of give people insulin or whatever

[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can, move to a first world country.

If not: revolution.

[โ€“] freewheel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The United States is a first world country, and the parent comment applies here as well.

[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

That was the not-so-subtle dig at the bullshit the people of the USA put up with.

Only the rich get the benefit of the country's wealth and power.