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    Mik
    wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 13:14 last edited by
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    Congress critters too. This is going to be a very interesting administration.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/musk-draws-first-blood-with-spending-bill-bombshell/ar-AA1w9mNm

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      Mik
      wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 13:17 last edited by
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      And here's parts of what is in this massive porky bill.

      https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/spending-bill-explainer.html

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        taiwan_girl
        wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 14:14 last edited by
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        Money talks. I doubt that Speaker Johnson regularly texts with "regular citizens" about how he is going to vote on the budget bill like he does with Mr. Musk

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        • M Mik
          19 Dec 2024, 13:17

          And here's parts of what is in this massive porky bill.

          https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/spending-bill-explainer.html

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          George K
          wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 15:31 last edited by
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          @Mik said in People are listening to Musk:

          And here's parts of what is in this massive porky bill.

          https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/politics/spending-bill-explainer.html

          Oh, there's more. A LOT more:

          Title I Division B, page 25: $3 million dollars for molasses inspections.

          Section 21306, page 101: Skirts Statutory PAYGO so the government doesn’t have to pay for programs by offsetting spending elsewhere.

          Section 21306, Page 102: Declares our Statutory PAYGO scorecard is zero. Congress does this because if Statutory PAYGO is above zero it triggers sequestration. It’s as if Congress is declaring we have not added a dime to the deficit from direct spending the last 2 years.

          Section 205, Page 133: Allow gasoline with up to 15% ethanol to be sold year round. This subsidy for corn farmers is unrelated to keeping the government open.

          Section 1002, page 938: Exempts Members of Congress from having to enroll in Obamacare.

          Section 1202, Page 328: Defines “music tourism.” Not sure what “music tourism” has to do with keeping the government open.

          Section 208, Page 1400: Redefines “criminal offender” to “justice-involved individual.”

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • M Mik
            19 Dec 2024, 13:14

            Congress critters too. This is going to be a very interesting administration.

            https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/musk-draws-first-blood-with-spending-bill-bombshell/ar-AA1w9mNm

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 16:26 last edited by
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            @Mik said in People are listening to Musk:

            Congress critters too. This is going to be a very interesting administration.

            I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

            I was only joking

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            • D Doctor Phibes
              19 Dec 2024, 16:26

              @Mik said in People are listening to Musk:

              Congress critters too. This is going to be a very interesting administration.

              I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

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              George K
              wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:11 last edited by
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              @Doctor-Phibes said in People are listening to Musk:

              I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • G George K
                19 Dec 2024, 17:11

                @Doctor-Phibes said in People are listening to Musk:

                I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

                image.jpeg

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                taiwan_girl
                wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:19 last edited by
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                @George-K Who is that?

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                  19 Dec 2024, 17:19

                  @George-K Who is that?

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                  George K
                  wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:22 last edited by
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                  @taiwan_girl said in People are listening to Musk:

                  @George-K Who is that?

                  This guy's spawn.

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                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    19 Dec 2024, 17:11

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in People are listening to Musk:

                    I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

                    image.jpeg

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:39 last edited by
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                    @George-K said in People are listening to Musk:

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in People are listening to Musk:

                    I've often lamented what a shame it is that billionaires don't have more influence in the political process.

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                    The billionaire community frowns upon your shenanigans

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                    I was only joking

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:53 last edited by
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                      Whattabouting jokes is not a good look.

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                        Renauda
                        wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 17:54 last edited by Renauda
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                        Oligarchs come in all forms, the common denominator among all is their worship of the power their money brings them.

                        Elbows up!

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                        • J jon-nyc
                          19 Dec 2024, 17:53

                          Whattabouting jokes is not a good look.

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 18:03 last edited by
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                          @jon-nyc said in People are listening to Musk:

                          Whattabouting jokes is not a good look.

                          They're ok when you do them.

                          I was only joking

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                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 18:18 last edited by
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                            Still clueless. LOL

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                              19 Dec 2024, 18:18

                              Still clueless. LOL

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                              Renauda
                              wrote on 19 Dec 2024, 18:23 last edited by Renauda
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                              @taiwan_girl

                              It’s a photo of the son, or Crown Prince of Darkness in the World, of the currently designated Antichrist, George Soros.

                              Elbows up!

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