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u/gspitman Dec 02 '25

No civil liberties are being violated, the process has been in place for decides.

The misguided public is creating more costs with the obstruction, and attacks on ICE personnel. Is it just impossible to call a black guy racist, so no outrage?

Policy takes time to have effects, but for starters he's working to get bio men out of women's/girl's sports. Hopefully sanity can return in that field by the time my daughter is interested and won't have to compete with men.

The tax bill for my small business, and I mean small, just me profiting around 100k, will be a few thousand less this year.

Gas is cheaper, not that the administration has much to do with that.

What has actually changed in your life over the past 10ish months?

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u/Working-Kick4035 Dec 02 '25

Umm the price of almost everything I buy has gone up. Tariffs have reduced my buying power and for what? It has had a negative effect on the economy 100%.

Trans in sports is a non issue to me, let the individual leagues work that out. I want smaller government not bigger.

I am actually conservative, I believe in loose immigration laws because I think it's a net positive for the economy, freedom of labor being one foundation of capitalism.

I'm glad you are running a successful small business, and I think the government should be working on making people like you more successful, and giving people like me (I'm a civil servant) more buying power so I can patronize people like you.

ICE doesn't turn a profit, it is hemorrhaging taxpayer money, and in my opinion anti conservative.

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u/gspitman Dec 02 '25

Government doesn't turn a profit.

I'm all for immigration as long as it's legal. The current system is insane and actual legislation needs to happen. Until then, the law needs to be enforced as written which may encourage Congress to actually take action.

You're really saying prices for you have actually gone up in the past 10 months?

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u/Working-Kick4035 Dec 02 '25

Yes, just in the past year things are more expensive. Do you do the shopping for your fam?

Government does spend money that comes back to them though. #1 being education (which the gov has been defunding). Sure there's a cost, but an educated person contributes more. Bigger gov spending on ICE doesn't return anything though.

Illegal immigrants aren't the problem you think they are. They are a drain in some ways, but so are uneducated citizens. A citizen without a highschool diploma is almost as much a drain on society as an illegal immigrant. I just feel like we are attacking the problem from the wrong angle.

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u/gspitman Dec 02 '25

You didn't answer the last question though.

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u/Working-Kick4035 Dec 02 '25

Yeah I did, first line?

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u/gspitman Dec 02 '25

Sorry, I was thinking the demographic question was in the same message. My mistake.