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Re:DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit... by kibwen on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:42PM (#43121339)
> people with brains and money will simply start to vote with their feet and leave while they are able

That worked in 1935. It doesn't work in 2025, in a world with nuclear-tipped ICBMs. We're all stuck on this planet together now; there's no escaping from a US with a mad king at the helm.

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Re:DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit... by Joel_Mckay on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:52PM (#43121478)
"nuclear-tipped ICBMs"

Not unless someone is suicidal, the ultimate glass-cannon is practically only an economic-weapon designed to bankrupt anyone foolish enough to compete in such programs.

Besides, there are rumors of far worse things now like geriatric Fox media. lol =3

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Re:DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit... by slg on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:09PM (#43121680)
>Not unless someone is suicidal

There are plenty of examples of rulers suddenly becoming suicidal once the walls start closing in on them.

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Re:DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit... by Joel_Mckay on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:26PM (#43121864)
Narcissists love themselves more than anyone else, and would never deny the world of their joy in collateral misery. lol =3

"Don't Be a Sucker" (1947)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23X14HS4gLk

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