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		Solvency on April 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SFMTA's train system running on floppy disks; city... exactly. the exact mentality i described is behind most of the government corruption. "fuck you, i got mine."

cscurmudgeon on April 11, 2024 [–]

Nope.

No, if what you said was true, Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending.

Americans would all vote against foreign aid (or representatives that use that as a platform and win always).

US is 3rd in the world giving index contradicting your fact free statement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top

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