Comment by hermeticpotato on 01/12/2024 at 22:11 UTC

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View submission: Trump Threatens ‘100% Tariffs’ Against Countries Trying To ‘Move Away’ From US Dollar: ‘Wave Goodbye To America’

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Running the countey "like a business" is the most asinine shit in the world. A business exists to extract profit from customers. The citizens are the customers! Why would we want to extract a profit from ourselves? Where is that money going? The whole idea falls apart under any sort of inspection.

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Comment by [deleted] at 03/12/2024 at 14:58 UTC

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Well people want the government to run like a private business but also get government kickbacks. So let’s “privatize” schools, road building etc, but still tax everyone. So, I now get to pay for something I have no say in.

You’re right, It makes absolutely no fucking sense.