Lobbying is legalized bribery.
Corporate donations buy access.
Access buys influence.
Influence writes policy.
Policy controls the American people.
That is not representative government.
Imagine being forced to give someone 6.2% of your paycheck, every single check, every month, for 30 to 50 years of your life.
And that person said, "Don't worry, I'm holding this for you and will pay it back to you on a monthly basis, when you retire at 65."
And then they said, "Nah, just kidding. I meant when you retire at 67. And at that time, I'll only give you 70% of what you paid me."
And then they said, "Oops, I spent all your money. You're out of luck."
That's the U.S. government.
@romrot_mechanik@TootyTracksuit@RandPaul I don’t know about other people but I’m not trying to screw over the younger generation. The younger generation would be my kids and my grandkids. Talk to the politicians not us.
@TootyTracksuit@RandPaul And every person that is retired or anywhere near retirement, just screw us? If you do that then you better have a plan for the people who have paid in. I don’t care if it was only 5 years, they deserve their money as promised.
@RandPaul Easy fix—funnel the $2 trillion fraudulent NGOs and USAID programs into the SSA fund and we’re all copacetic, right!?!
‘Professional’ politicians are nothing but CERTIFIED CROOKS!
@RandPaul Social Security should NEVER default. Through the years, Congress has misused, abused, and allowed FRAUD to get into Soc Sec. That's not our fault. That's on you all. Repay it, make it whole, stop messing with it! What you all in Congress have done with our money is CRIMINAL!
Serious question: If America is bankrolling 193 countries, why are American taxpayers getting crushed and overtaxed?
Where are those DOGE checks?
We’re fed up funding the rest of the world while our own people get run into the ground.
@JasonJournoDC I have a question. I have heard it was a pocket knife. If so, how do you open a pocket knife in a backpack that fast with one hand? Was it already open? Was it a switchblade? These details need to be explained as the answers will tell a lot about the situation.
@WallStreetApes We have lived in our home for 25 years. Our property taxes are 4x what they were when we bought the house. Our house is paid for yet we could lose it in our retirement age because of property taxes.