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Benjamin, J's avatar

I’m more amused than anything. I have some sympathy for Musk because he’s 100% right on the bill on the merits so breaking people on principle is always a plus in my book.

That being said: Musk fucked up. Supporting Trump was a stupid idea and he got nothing out of this; Trump used Musk and then dumped him. Shocking I know (narrator: it was not shocking), but this was a hilariously short marriage of convenience.

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Robin Lloyd's avatar

I get that both-sidesism has become a big part of your brand, but the repeated suggestion that the parties are equally hypocritical about deficit reduction is downright disingenuous. We've now lived through multiple cycles of GOP leadership tanking the economy while exacerbating deficits with tax cuts and increased military spending. The succeeding Democratic administrations have had to embrace aggressive stimulus to stave off recessions, and then have endeavored to moderate spending while raising taxes on higher earners and businesses. The filibuster has rendered increasing revenues nigh impossible, so it becomes a one-way door. Democratic spending priorities are also more inherently stimulating, given the programs and beneficiaries they target, and thus exacerbate deficits less than GOP actions.

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