He expressed that a shutdown will favor Trump and Musk, so sounds reasonable?

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    28 days ago

    I couldn’t find the specifics in a quick Google search, and since this is OOTL I guess I’ll ask here.

    And I know I’m about to be shit on for even asking, genuinely, what are the parts of the bill that will hurt people?

    All the articles I could find were just how trump would weaponize the shutdown, nothing I could find stated the specifics of the bill.

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        28 days ago

        I will never understand how Americans are dumb enough to believe you can cut taxes and pay off the deficit.

        If your cuts to programs are greater than the loss from cutting taxes it’s absolutely possible. That’s simple math. Not that I agree with trump obviously but your argument is flawed.

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            28 days ago

            Oh I agree. Also some of these programs are pretty important. And even the less important ones exist for a reason. I’m not necessarily against trimming the fat but it should be given more consideration than “CLOSE ALL THE THINGS!!”

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            24 days ago

            They have to worry that higher taxes will cause the economy to slow down. Some economists think this is bullshit, and it probably is. But the wealthy will definitely find tax havens and bring their money there, wherever it is in the world. Look at Switzerland.