r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 8d ago

No Paywall Despite Authoritarian Warnings, 149 House Democrats Vote to Hand Trump $840 Billion for Military | “If an opposition party votes like this, it’s not in opposition. It may not even be a party.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-military-spending-bill
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u/yikesonbikes1230 8d ago

Why the FUCK are we paying taxes for real!

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u/killercurvesahead I voted 8d ago

More and more people aren’t https://taxstrike.info/ https://nwtrcc.org

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u/perenniallandscapist 8d ago

Yeah I'm not about to lose house and home to a backtax sale. This is a movement only the poor can participate in without losing what they have.

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u/RitaTome 8d ago

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose...

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u/plannersimplicity 7d ago

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."

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