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pat_k

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13. Right before I read this, I got a text from my sister...

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Tue Apr 28, 2026, 01:34 PM

Apr 28

... asking to borrow $50 to help her get through to pay day. She is struggling. So am I, but less so. I think she knows I would give her the money -- and would loan more, but she only borrows the smallest bit she needs because she doesn't want to run up a debt.

Anyway, no real point here, but the juxtaposition -- paying off corporations nearly a billion to UNDO beneficial projects against a sister who is so close to the wire, she can't afford basics week to week... A person for whom $50 fucking dollars is a lifeline...

It breaks my brain - and my heart.

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"Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, [View all] Passages Apr 28 OP

Kick dalton99a Apr 28 #1

Stuption or Corrupidity DFW Apr 28 #2

Hand in hand, I think. Criminals minds, mostly. Passages Apr 28 #6

Or treason. tanyev Apr 28 #8

I choose both. charliea Apr 28 #19

Public funding, private profit. dickthegrouch Apr 28 #3

Precisely. Passages Apr 28 #4

Same as happened with oil, gas, and coal. We subsidised* all that for over 100 years Attilatheblond Apr 28 #20

And Homeland Security is raiding childcare facilities in Minneapolis... LakeVermilion Apr 28 #5

Yep. Making it difficult for the sane American to get through a day without Tylenol. Passages Apr 28 #7

Tylenol? More like any anti anxiety meds vapor2 Apr 28 #23

how does this get funded? mopinko Apr 28 #9

There should be a deep dive into these corps Articles of Incorporation. Do their AOIs allow for dissolution in2herbs Apr 28 #10

Corporate oil is a driving force behind Trump and Congress, wnylib Apr 28 #16

Republicans, The fiscal responsible party. wink, wink , chuckle , HA, HA republianmushroom Apr 28 #11

Which means we'll end up paying for them 3 times... Wounded Bear Apr 28 #12

Right before I read this, I got a text from my sister... pat_k Apr 28 #13

The worst part is, our president is trying to make it worse questionseverything Apr 28 #17

Yup. The Republicans sold us out to Russia (among others) travelingthrulife Apr 29 #26

That is America's deep shame, right there. There is not one good reason for her to be struggling. Passages Apr 29 #30

There are no new words for stupidity and corruption. Justice matters. Apr 28 #14

I remember back when... BurnDoubt Apr 28 #15

tRump is owned by nuke and carbon pushers. I'm sure Putin is pleased by this. diane in sf Apr 28 #18

we the taxpayers are paying trump, his family and friends billions of $ samsingh Apr 28 #21

We are. Passages Apr 28 #22

Are we paying for this before we pay for the fucking ballroom or afterwards? vapor2 Apr 28 #24

Yes, those poor starving companies "deserve" the money. At least Kraznov thinks so. Wonder Why Apr 29 #25

Insanity BeneteauBum Apr 29 #27

Yep IbogaProject Apr 29 #28

Wow ABC123Easy Apr 29 #29

Yup, and continue using coal. republianmushroom Apr 29 #31