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Venmo, PayPal users can now send money to the US government to help pay down $36.7T national debt (nypost.com)

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I will never help pay down the national debt willingly. The 1% did it, so they can pay it back.

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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The debt of the nation are the income and assets of the 1%. They don't want the debt to disappear.

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[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

One of the most astute comments I've ever read.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't think that is the case

It has more to do with 50-100 years of reckless spending

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

And what class is usually in control of the government?

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