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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You're also assuming he was truthing about the savings amount. He wasn't. lol

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A while back he claimed one amount was 8 Billion USD and it turned out to be 8 Million. Their total savings at that point was $6 bn usd after correcting for errors. One Republican Congressman took the time to print out charts about how abso-fucking-lutely nothing that amount was. He then proceeded to vote yea on the tax cuts for the rich later on.

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I absolutely made the assumption in my calculation that he wasn't lying. He can't even lie a meaningful amount his administration has supposedly saved.

But you and I both know the dopes who voted for him ate. that. shit. up.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, absolutely. They would rather be given reason to feel like they're better than others than live in reality.