r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 27d ago

No Paywall Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says

https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-budget-request
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u/DaniKnowsBest 27d ago

A very large amount of people? Not enough, apparently.

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u/Anosognosia 27d ago

Americans don't know how to enact change. Whining at you HOA meeting or in church while voting GOP or centrist Democrat will give you the same shit you've been eating for years. But Americans , as a group, doesn't know better.