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What I don't understand about the wasteful spending argument

Posted on: March 1, 2025 at 14:02:22 CT

4TigersinMichigan MU

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Whether the wasteful spending and fraud identified is 50% of the budget, 5%, 0.5%, or 0.005%, why shouldn't it be cut? Some of you take the "it's only a tiny bit" argument. If it's waste and fraud of tax money, why should it not be eliminated?

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What I don't understand about the wasteful spending argument - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/1 14:02:22

Maybe it's transitory. nm - Sarazen KC - 3/1 15:47:28

Because you can't skip straight from "it isn't there" to - CulturedDan MU

- 3/1 14:41:29

Meat says your a trumper and gvmt lover if - 90Tiger STL - 3/1 15:13:24

Yep (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 3/1 15:03:52

Great point (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/1 15:00:39

Wasteful and fraudulent spending, when identified, - *M* KC - 3/1 14:38:51

There isnt any moral compulsive spending - RHAYWORTH MU - 3/1 16:08:20

Musk's process in the past has been to cut severely and - Sarazen KC - 3/1 15:49:58

It has never been more right in this case. Nm - BandG MU - 3/1 16:03:37

Too subjective. Cut it all (nm) - Seagull MU - 3/1 15:41:44

Deciding what is morally proper to hold require - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 3/1 15:10:24

There is no moral compunction to take US taxpayer - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/1 14:47:39

Morally compulsive. - CulturedDan MU

- 3/1 14:41:59

M is morally bankrupt (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/1 15:14:33

Wearing masks cuts off oxygen to your brain. Nm - BandG MU - 3/1 16:05:21

lol fag (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/1 14:39:43

Because it’s Trump doing it. This is the depth of - Outsider MU - 3/1 14:09:26

"it's only 500 million" like ***** what(nm) - NPDTiger MU - 3/1 14:07:55