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bigtree

(94,168 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:26 PM Friday

"How is a war in a country half the world away funded by the taxes pulled from my check, helping me in any way?"

Acyn @Acyn
Question: I'm a waiter at a local restaurant in Queens, a full time college student who sleeps an average of four hours a night and is still thousands in debt. How is a war in a country half the world away funded by the taxes pulled from my check, helping me in any way?

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and a panel of subject matter experts answer questions from CNN’s Dana Bash and a live studio audience about the Trump administration’s strategy and what may come next — while hearing directly from Americans about how the conflict is impacting them.

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full town hall here: https://cnn.it/4lIghrX

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"How is a war in a country half the world away funded by the taxes pulled from my check, helping me in any way?" (Original Post) bigtree Friday OP

Hard to express the level of bafflegab dpibel Friday #1

BOTH! And if there is such a thing as God and The Devil, Jack Valentino Friday #5

student shoulda told him to quit blathering and answer the question nt msongs Friday #2

the answer showed that he clearly didn't give a shit bigtree Friday #3

it's part of the Trump whore schtick Skittles Friday #6

It ISN'T helping you, but it IS HURTING YOU---- as well as hurting people all over Jack Valentino Friday #4

pretty sure that was a rhetorical question bigtree Saturday #7

Sorry bro malaise Saturday #8

dpibel

(3,914 posts)

1. Hard to express the level of bafflegab

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:40 PM

Friday

Definitional Trumpism: The filibuster of lies.

Either this man is insane or he is profoundly evil.

Jack Valentino

(4,946 posts)

5. BOTH! And if there is such a thing as God and The Devil,

Reply to dpibel (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:00 PM

Friday

it wasn't GOD who 'annointed/appointed' him to this position---
is was clearly 'The Devil' !!!

And he clearly IS insane, AND profoundly evil at the same time!

'maybe we should keep bombing Iran just for fun!'
~Donald Antichrist Drumph

msongs

(73,682 posts)

2. student shoulda told him to quit blathering and answer the question nt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:46 PM

Friday

bigtree

(94,168 posts)

3. the answer showed that he clearly didn't give a shit

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:49 PM

Friday

...not the questioner's responsibility.

Why ask to be bullshitted again?

Skittles

(171,537 posts)

6. it's part of the Trump whore schtick

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:35 PM

Friday

yes INDEED

Jack Valentino

(4,946 posts)

4. It ISN'T helping you, but it IS HURTING YOU---- as well as hurting people all over

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:55 PM

Friday

the entire world!

bigtree

(94,168 posts)

7. pretty sure that was a rhetorical question

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:50 AM

Saturday

...and he got the prevaricating response he probably expected.

Good on him for highlighting the concerns of our young folks looking to get a foothold in this country on their futures.

malaise

(295,707 posts)

8. Sorry bro

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:55 AM

Saturday

This is for oil barons and billionaires not us peons

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