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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

But at least they can rely on the billionaires to throw them a bone, since they are the ones benefiting most from this arrangement. There was one just the other day that dropped $130 million just to keep the troops out of the red. I don't know if there are any billionaires with a soft spot for ATCs but i suppose we'll find out soon enough!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    That money'll go a lot farther if it's only covering ~10,000 ATCs rather than ~1,000,000 service members.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Well, then i guess we might just see another billionaire bailout. This is the stupidest fucking timeline

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean, they should be the ones funding this stuff all the time (it should just be involuntary on their part)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fully agreed. The billions they're hoarding is money that should be funding all the things the taxpayers need--the basics like food/shelter/healthcare... Things that countries with much smaller GDPs don't have nearly as much difficulty figuring out.

    I also think it's worth noting that the states receiving the most SNAP benefits include New York, California, and Texas--it's very possible Trump is doing this especially because it stands to affect 2 states he's not entirely thrilled with. Across the country, 42 million people have been relying on the SNAP benefits they were receiving, which average approx $190/mo per person. Where are the billionaires lining up to help these folks in need?

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