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Does the United States have a spending problem? Obviously, but I really wanted to talk about how the cost of living crisis is presenting itself in your community. That relates to this article because you can't squeeze blood from a stone. If all of you have no disposable income, no savings, and a job market that can't support your current cost of living... What happens if you lose your job? Do you default on loan obligations along with America because we are stretched to the edge. Should we vote in members of congress to pass more tax breaks for private jets?Are mods whack? Let me know in the comments.

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (10 children)

Mods don't want us discussing what our back up plans are for job loss. But if you lost your job today, what job would you apply to on indeed, and would there be enough money from that job to pay your current bills? Do you think there is security in your job market if you lose your job?

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Mods also don’t want us talking about assassinating the entire Trump administration

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Lmao is that what got removed from my last post? Im trying to gauge sentiment here and this is a reading.

[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If you're talking about your "Vote like you will be competing against me for $16 an hour jobs." post getting removed, it's because this community only allows links to articles. It's the first rule listed. If you want to self-post try something like !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world instead. You can check the modlog for moderation actions taken on comments and posts btw (on the webui there's a link at the bottom of the page)

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

fair enough. I'd argue that news articles really fail to capture some of the real politics and worthwhile discussions. There's a reason why the rightwing media bought up all the local news agencies.

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t know about your post history. But the mods on .world are very pro-government.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean im pro government too. Order is one of the bonuses of living in a society.

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

So, which government do you like?

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I sure do enjoy a democracy even if I have to vote with glass lickers.

[–] outofthisworld@lemmy.org 1 points 4 hours ago

So do you want to answer the question or just avoid it? Specifically, which government do you simp for…. Like the mods…

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 4 hours ago

So do you like the genocide party of the genocide+ party?

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