• vovchik_ilich [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      There’s a point to be made about, for a government, money being just ones and zeroes. The US government can literally create as many dollars as it wishes, it’s just a political decision.

      However, this person is essentially saying “who cares if you’re impoverished, as long as you’re racist”, which is peak right wing disgusting behaviour.

    • PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      In the larger clip, he argues that tariffs lowering standards of living will “build character” and how that is worth so much more than having income. A man living the most coddled, spoiled existence is telling us that having to eat cat food will increase our bootstrapping stats.