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Hieronymus Phact

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33. I think it's not a special form of illness

Sun May 11, 2025, 09:46 AM

May 2025

It's classic addictive behavior we've seen over and over. I've come to realize that getting wads of money function on the brain like heroin or coke. You get a high and then want more, you want that high so bad you'll hurt people to get it.

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Why Is It A Given That We Have To Give Billionaires A 7 Trillion Dollar Tax Cut [View all] gab13by13 May 2025 OP

Why is it a given that we have to give a 7 trillion dollar tax cut to billionaires? sop May 2025 #1

Obsession with acquiring obscene amounts of wealth - werdna May 2025 #2

As is society's penchant for extoling their so-called virtues SheltieLover May 2025 #4

I think it's not a special form of illness Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #33

Yes. And Money is the gateway to Power addiction! n/t werdna May 2025 #39

Republicans believe the wealthy create jobs and Emile May 2025 #3

In the 1920's it was called Horse & Sparrow Economics gab13by13 May 2025 #10

What an absolute load of Horse Feathers IbogaProject May 2025 #21

Raw greed is core republiconism BoRaGard May 2025 #5

That's how we need to refer to them ... Delarage May 2025 #28

Because the billionaires have paid off all of the Republican senators and congress people, indusurb May 2025 #6

It really is the only solution. Get money out of politics. travelingthrulife May 2025 #14

Because of the galactic egos of a handful of farcially rich toddler ASSHOLES . . . hatrack May 2025 #7

This and the lack of progress against inflation would be precisely what we should be beating the GOP with. dutch777 May 2025 #8

RepubliQan Congress are co-dependent enablers of the billionaires' money hoarding mental illnesses. Scrivener7 May 2025 #9

Missing my point gab13by13 May 2025 #11

Ongoing. Just not reported except haele May 2025 #16

Some have. They have been holding town halls in red districts. hay rick May 2025 #20

Sean Casten is doing this in Illinois. murielm99 May 2025 #23

Yeah, the ole GOTV strategy, gab13by13 May 2025 #30

"Starve the beast" is a political strategy employed by American conservatives walkingman May 2025 #12

Past tense. Technofascists want to almost completely eliminate JCMach1 May 2025 #19

Good point - it does appear to be so. walkingman May 2025 #24

Read Yarvin, (or don't) read some summaries and critiques JCMach1 May 2025 #35

Because they bribed and lobbied enough GOP politicians IronLionZion May 2025 #13

Paying off the underaged ain't just peanuts, pal! Montauk6 May 2025 #15

Wow, lots of responses blaming republicans (easy), not so many addressing the OP's questions. n/t flvegan May 2025 #17

The point is that they don't care if you survive... Wounded Bear May 2025 #18

They really ought to be taxed out of existence. hunter May 2025 #22

It's a republican policy. BComplex May 2025 #25

Why? xuplate May 2025 #26

I've started having fun, pointing out to Trump voters ...... 70sEraVet May 2025 #27

Because our government now is not of, by and for the people FullySupportDems May 2025 #29

Two words... Mossfern May 2025 #31

Did anyone see the MSNBC town hall about fired federal workers? gab13by13 May 2025 #32

Because billionaires are the "truly entitled" Clouds Passing May 2025 #34

So far, I have not seen AI create anything original. Linda ladeewolf May 2025 #36

The billionaires want the end of times gab13by13 May 2025 #37

What could go right? dchill May 2025 #40

K&R c-rational May 2025 #38

"I reject that excuse" Ruby the Liberal May 2025 #41

Although it is dishonest, the Republicans are not calling it a tax cut karynnj May 2025 #42

Because we have an oligarchy making the rules, and they pick themselves GoodRaisin May 2025 #43

because THAT is who the greedy old pig party works for Skittles May 2025 #44

Take the cap off taxable wages and benefits in SS HereForTheParty May 2025 #45