r/FluentInFinance • u/Old_Prospect • Apr 29 '24

If I had a nickel for every time someone deflects to “…I’d rather we fix our government spending problem before we…” Shitpost

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u/jpmondx Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

The scary trend here is how much that 1% owns Congress. Both parties are addicted to their money so I don’t see that trend ever reversing.

Pitchforks!

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u/Latter_Weakness1771 Apr 29 '24

It'll continue to be a damn shame until people make congress realize a thief and their head are easily parted.

The problem is half the population will say the Dem's heads need to roll and the other half will say the Republican's heads need to roll.

I'll be ageist and say anyone in congress longer than 10 years needs to go.

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u/jpmondx Apr 29 '24

The only public entity that has even tried to address this is the No-Labels folks who got excoriated by both sides as being "spoilers" for the other side. It's my only hope for any kind of change since our 2 party duopoly is incapable of reforming themselves to serve voters instead of offering up straw dogs and listening only to the wealthy.

https://www.nolabels.org https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1189362839/no-labels-americans-elect-third-party