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[–] 68 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Why the fuck are they allowing them to put shit like this into a so-called budget bill?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    If we read the article, we learn:

    Tucked inside the 1,200-page appendix to the White House’s budget request to Congress is a proposal to eliminate a grant program, funded by the Agriculture Department and administered by the Department of Justice, that provides domestic violence shelters with money to support survivors’ pets. Advocates say the program, known as PAWS, helps fill a critical gap despite its relatively small budget of $3 million

    So we see that it actually is a budget issue, nobody's issuing a directive saying animals are banned at these shelters -- the headline is misleading.

    We also see that the proposed budget cut is $3 million, which works out to almost a whopping 2¢ per taxpayer in the US.

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

    I'll very gladly pay my $0.02 share to help domestic abuse survivors and their pets.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    That's not the point. The Republicans are not doing this to save money. They are doing this for ideological reasons, namely that domestic violence is fine and there shouldn't be any domestic violence shelters, because women should be subjugated to their husbands no matter what.

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

    Republicans Want to Ban Pets From Domestic Violence Shelters

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Saving 3m by hurting domestic abuse victims while blowing 45m on a fucking parade. Wonderful.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    A shitty "parade" at that. Looked like no one in the parade wanted to be there, the girightshotline aparently has been ringing off the hooks and morale very low. I'd be pissed being forced to support orange Mussolini's fever dream too.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago

    A government and people that cared about protecting abused people would demand that shelters accept pets.

    In my jurisdiction pets were ruled to have custody rights meanwhile the land of the free wouldn’t elect a woman and won’t stand up for each other. Enjoy your Handmaid’s Tale, stop trying to push it on other countries.

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

    One of the weirdest bullshit items. The fuck?

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Anything to make it harder for their wives to leave them.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    The GOP spends so much energy on ways to be even more evil than they already are.

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    MAGAs are fucking psychopaths. They delight in cruelty, and I'll wager they're just as cruel to the people in their lives.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Id worry more avout the fact that you live in an authoritarian state, that's decided to make an enemy of.. let me check my notes.. the rest of the planet.

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  • [+] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)
  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yes, your allowed to do whatever, but when the house is burning down, most wouldnt stop to complain about the decor.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)
  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    But your not, your complaining about the toaster not working while the house is burning down.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)
  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)
    1. Yes, but generally youd wait until the fire was out and a bunch of other thing before even considering that.
    2. Its a relatice comparison, if you really think what i said equates to "pets are as important as toasters", then i dont think youre qualified to have this discussion with me.
    3. I think vets should have every right to keep and maintain pets at government provided housing.
    4. Demonising me, and willfully misinterpretting me, because you disagree with what ive said, tells me there isnt any furthee productive recourse to be had with you.
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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    100's maybe 1000's hahagahagahahahaha, that so funny 🤣🤣🤣

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I hope you live a long, happy and prosperous life. And I can say that honestly, because I'm confident knowing that I make my decisions and hold my views for the benefit of all, even when it's hard.

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