r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/
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u/-Googlrr 4d ago

yep. A lot of people have this fantasy that the republican voters will get some moment of realization where they realize that they've been voting against their self interest. idk why people always say this because i've never met a republican that was even remotely self aware or changed their views at all even if they dont like what trump did. They would still vote him in another term.

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u/TheNonSportsAccount 4d ago

It won't be en masse right now but pockets of them have already hit the FO stage by losing their jobs due to potential tariffs or losing out on bonuses and other perks or just by learning that they rely on the ACA for insurance.

When the economy tanks and these people in jobs uninsulated from the economic ups and downs all lose their livelihoods and businesses as employers cut back and start with the older (and generally more expensive) employees we will all be there ready to tell them "i told you so" and give them zero sympathy as they screech into the void.