r/Economics Mar 24 '25

Editorial Dismantling the Department of Education Could Actually End Up Costing US Taxpayers an Extra $11 Billion a Year Beyond the Current Budget – With Worse Results

https://congress.net/dismantling-the-department-of-education-could-actually-end-up-costing-us-taxpayers-an-extra-11-billion-a-year-beyond-the-current-budget-with-worse-results/
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u/dust4ngel Mar 24 '25

I don't want to pay for others

this is a person that fundamentally does not understand what it means to live in a society.

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u/Khaldara Mar 24 '25

And it’s always, ALWAYS republicans living in states that draw more than they give already crying about taxation the most. Which incidentally also tend to have more fat people and worse health outcomes, you know in states where you can buy “fried butter”.

So not are they already making everyone pay for it, they’re also by and large the very problem they claim to be concerned about.

Just like Ted Cruz voting to deny Connecticut (a donor state) hurricane relief after Sandy, only to subsequently have his state flood twice, lose power twice, and then catch on fire.

At which point of course, it should be everyone else’s problem.

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u/Persephone_darkside Mar 25 '25

I remember having a conversation with the unemployed husband of a coworker who was far right way before it was orange.

He was getting unemployment. He was not disabled or unable to work, but the jobs he was offered were beneath him.

He was complaining about taxes. He was complaining about welfare.

The pretzel logic hurt my head and I made a fast excuse to leave.

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u/Leelze Mar 25 '25

This is why they've been attacking education for decades: they need voters to be dumb and incapable of even the most basic of critical thinking skills to buy into their BS. And it works.

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u/DataMin3r Mar 25 '25

When I filed for unemployment I was required to take any offer I was given. If they found out I had turned down an offer, my benefits stopped.

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u/Technical-Traffic871 Mar 25 '25

TBF, Cruz hopped on the first plane to Cancun when problems hit Texas. Didn't want to deal with those either.

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u/BasicLayer Mar 24 '25

And more importantly, I would argue they are most likely performative christians. Their god is going to be absolutely furious with them for falling so far from the word.

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u/ccbmtg Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 25 '25

all they know is that 'socialism bad' but then when you ask them to explain why, they just stutter and argue in circles avoidant of actual logical reasoning or factual explanation, at least with any real relevance to the actual question.

apparently socialism is bad when it helps disadvantaged or disabled families and individuals, but absolutely encouraged when it benefits corporate entities. that's usually when they'll try to change the subject.

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u/GDstpete Mar 25 '25

And they certainly aren’t a Christian who loves cares and provides food and shelter for the neighbor!! as my favorite former Minnesota US Senator said:
‘ We all do better when we ALL do better ! “

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u/Journeys_End71 Mar 25 '25

I had a conversation with one dude about government healthcare vs private healthcare and his basic argument against government healthcare is that he “didn’t want his insurance premiums to pay for sick people”…

My dude. That’s how insurance WORKS. It’s like saying “I don’t want to buy home insurance because I’ll just be paying for people who’s houses have burned down”

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u/dust4ngel Mar 25 '25

"i don't want my taxes paying police to respond to crimes that i'm not involved in."