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What about the DOGE checks and the tariff rebate checks? Such a lying scumbag. Also isn't this illegal?

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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 58 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Cool, so that's illegal.

Also money is fungible. How the fuck are you gonna enforce only spending in the US?

Finally, "sOcIaLiSm" is wrong, but just straight up giving someone Donald "Pedophile" Trump bucks isn't, eh?

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It won’t be cash, it’ll be a voucher for use at a megacorp owned by his friend.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 3 days ago

I bet it will be $5000 worth of tokens for grok.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

how else would they restrict where you can spend it?

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

The only thing that is illegal to the orange pedo is a sick bird.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"comparing it to cash distributions when a company is successful"

Cool. I wouldn't describe a $40 trillion in debt, expenses shooting sky high, a completely ruined 'brand', and all the signs of a crumbling economy successful. But hey, that's just me... And reality.

[–] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Its Trump's version of successful. Look at all of his incredibly well-running businesses

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Redistributing government's money straight to the populace? What a dastardly scheme! If only there was a name for it! Like, for example,

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

lol how did you change the font like that? Are they Unicode characters?

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yup, you can find many sites that will convert text to Unicode styled fonts.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If people were actually held accountable for lying, half the American economy would vanish, and 98% of elected officials would be in jail. They have no incentive to actually punish it, it's way too profitable.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So should half the Canadian economy.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Less than half, but it wouldn't be painless either. One of the upsides of an economy based largely on tangible goods instead of fairy dust and kayfabe is it doesn't just vanish if people stop believing, but there's nowhere left on earth that hasn't been infected with the BS factories.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm more pessimistic than you. Z I'm not an expert but I've worked with a lot of people who think "spinning" or "exaggerating" to get out of trouble, or get what they want is perfectly okay.

I think people lying is normal everywhere not just the US. And I don't think that is a sensational thing to say. Even excepting if the vast majority of lies might be considered small or petty, I think that only puts it closer to 50 percent but no where near 49

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Like I said, there's nowhere that lying isn't perfectly normal, it's just a matter of degrees. Some countries still make some attempt to ground their fundamentals in reality. Others don't even make that much effort and go all in on the delusional. If you spend too much time in the fantasy land that is the US, it's easy to get really pessimistic about finding something real, but other places are less "all vibes, all the time."

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago

Hahahahahahaha ya right. He will retract that faster than he fills his diapers the minute he has won.

[–] la508@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow, sounds like you guys will be minted when you get your $5000 DOGE cheques, $2000 tariff cheques, and $5000 voting bribes!

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 6 points 3 days ago

Surely Trump will deliver...

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Democrats should just say they'll give out $6000 if they win instead. If anyone calls them out for lying, just say that the $5000 is a lie too, who cares.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Surely this will be the thing that finally gets him removed from office/s

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

Very rich man offers "FREE" money to every Americans Credit Card (the national debt).
Interesting fact: Ultra wealthy will not pick up that debt.

Everyone is a winner.! (unadulterated sarcasm)

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I say we will all get $20k if they lose!

It is fun to make up shit, isn't it?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

And he has to write bad checks for that, as he has nowhere close to that money to distribute.

[–] Seaguy05@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would it be illegal.. Elon got away with it. Also Trump has immunity.. scotus declared it.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago

Elon hasn’t got away with it yet. the legal system is just slow… the cases have just started over the last few weeks

and illegal doesn’t mean trump would personally be punished for it; it just means that the payments get clawed back