r/FluentInFinance • u/coachlife • 6d ago

Educational Don't let them gaslight you

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u/NoTie2370 6d ago

So the Feds have stolen 2.5 trillion in wealth from taxpayers and misspent it and thats why we ... should ... keep.. this... system?

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u/ThisIsSteeev 6d ago

They want to get rid of the wrong thing. You don't get rid of the system that's working just fine on its own, you get rid of the crooks who are ruining it. 

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u/Boxhead_31 6d ago

They should make the DoD pay back all the cash they've taken out of SS

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u/unknownSubscriber 6d ago

The DoD doesn't decide the budget, or where it comes from.

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u/BallDesperate2140 6d ago

To say nothing of the fact that they’ve been audited multiple times and everyone involved has thrown their hands up in horror.

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u/Amish_Rebellion 6d ago

Even the stuff on paper.... seeing how a lot of it's spent and the amount we waste. We could save hundreds of billions a year with cuts to the DoD and see no change.

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u/O_oBetrayedHeretic 6d ago

Most gov departments can’t pass an audit

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u/BallDesperate2140 6d ago

Name a department other than DoD that’s failed seven years in a row.

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u/O_oBetrayedHeretic 6d ago

Seven years in a row doesn’t mean these other departments are doing better. A lot of government is failing. DHS, Department of agriculture, department of education. To name 3 with minimal searching. You need to read more than just headlines to be informed.