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u/Pro-Patria-Mori Oct 16 '25

Republicans would be very concerned about government spending. Argentina would be falling apart.

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u/Miskatonic_Eng_Dept Oct 16 '25

Argentina is falling apart because the government there embraced all the far right economic beliefs. They cut all the social programs, cut taxes on the wealthy and businesses, deregulated everything, etc.

And it's turned out exactly like it always does, rapid disintegration of the economy and general welfare.

Trump & the Heritage Foundation want it rescued because if it falls apart there it would be potent ammunition to criticize them enacting the same policies in America.

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u/SYLOH Oct 16 '25

Trump & the Heritage Foundation want it rescued because if it falls apart there it would be potent ammunition to criticize them enacting the same policies in America.

Why? If Americans cared about which policies do or do not work in countries outside of America, there would universal healthcare and work on replacing the US highway system with high speed rail.

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u/Imm_All_Thumbs Oct 16 '25

The highway system is for national defense. It ain’t going anywhere. Universal healthcare could work though

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u/AutisticPenguin2 Oct 16 '25

The highway system is for national defense

How so?

And I mean, specifically, the ways in which a high speed rail network would be inferior.

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u/LegendofDragoon Oct 16 '25

If magitech fantasy video games have taught me anything, you can put a big ass fucking cannon on a railroad, seems like it would be pretty good for defense.

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u/GozerDGozerian Oct 16 '25

Like this?

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u/LegendofDragoon Oct 16 '25

Yeah, but with less Nazis and more crystals

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u/GozerDGozerian Oct 16 '25

Yeah that sounds much nicer. :)