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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: MisterFungi   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What sticks in my gullet
Date: 08/05/24 9:36 PM
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Is that Democrats think my money is theirs to use as they see fit. It really is not, it's mainly to feed and house my family, educate my kids, save for retirement, maybe go on a vacation with the wife, and so on.

I see. So you intend not to take your Social Security and Medicare benefits, correct? And you want to freeload off national defense that the rest of us should pay for, right?

You may want to take a moment to look at a breakdown of where federal spending goes. The federal government is basically an insurance company with an armed forces. Those items plus paying mandatory interest on the national debt account for nearly 80% of the federal budget. That's true whether Republicans or Democrats are running the place. It doesn't matter.

Add in a bit for things like veterans' benefits, border security, national parks, the federal judiciary and law enforcement, and infrastructure, and the rest is peanuts.

cbpp.org - Where do our federal tax dollars go

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