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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)

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[-] NotErisma@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Im legit crying with how bad things have spiraled out in my end

IM FUCiKInfg DrOWNBING IN DEBT

HEALTHcARE??

FOOD ??????????

SOMETHING!!?!?!

PUHLEASE?!!?!?!?!?

[no you get slava ukraine and a bazillion guns to Taipei]

kitty-cri-screm

[-] randint@lemm.ee -2 points 10 months ago

I'm sorry for your financial situation, but I don't think the government can do much about your debt unless it is student debt.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago

They're the US government, they can do whatever the hell they want because they print the money and pay the done pilots.

[-] randint@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ah yes, let's just print more money to pay off people's debts. Why didn't we think of this earlier?

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

Worked well for the banks and MIC. Wonder why this largesse doesn’t reach the workers

thonk

[-] randint@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Have you ever heard of "inflation"?

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

Weird how that’s never an issue when Wall Street is getting bailed out, or the military gets a budget increase of 50 billion or so for the 15th year in a row etc.

Also the current inflation is largely due to corporate greed. And the measure that actually will help with it (rhymes with serpentine) is sadly off the table. For now.