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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

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    Trump 47

    The bitter irony. They got rid of qualified minorities under the claim of "DEI lowering standards." But they are now doing the real lowering of federal worker standards to put incompetent loyalists in.
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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

    Exactly what our current president has done, except he did tax cuts, not tax increases.
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    Comment by April 6th!!! Stop the DOJ from protecting against ethics violations

    The DOJ wants to protect the unethical actions of its attorneys. This is the proposed rule: The Department of Justice (“Department”) proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former...
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    Funny Political Memes

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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

    Ya kinda have an obligation to help out your crazy grandma, even if she blows some of her money at the casino. But someone else’s grandmother?
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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

    The differentiation you are making then is that austerity means the cuts are not sustainable and are done with no consideration of growth? TBH, I have always considered spending cuts/responsibility and austerity to mean essentially the same thing. Sort of like pro-life and anti-abortion or...
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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

    If fiscal responsibility means spending discipline, and austerity means "policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both" are you differentiating by saying that you don't want the tax increases that can be part of austerity...
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    American Healthcare continues to go backward

    So we have two drugs with very significant issues, and widely available and inexpensive alternatives. Hey, maybe if we combine them! Sort of like thinking taking a speedball will get you addicted to the heroin slower and the cocaine will be less likely to cause arrhythmias.
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    Political and Economic Theory Thread

    I’ll need a little think time on this.
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    Trump 47

    "They say, I'm voting against him." Just shows his mentality. The SCOTUS is hearing constitutional arguments, and the narcissist-in-chief thinks they are voting for or against him.
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    Funny Political Memes

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    Funny Political Memes

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    Funny Political Memes

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