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      which is why people want to be rich. it’s way bigger benefit than the money.

      people think about all the maga types that are ‘one day millionaires’. nah, it’s not about being rich for money, it’s about they back a guy who does the stuff they wish they could personally do. like be rabidly racist in public without consequence

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        ppp loans were/are the best example. Handout billions citizens with zero accountability.

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          Forgive some rich asshole who took out 5 false PPP loans? Mmm okay

          Forgive your neighbors student debt they’ve been chipping away at for 10 years? Fuck that why should they get anything?!

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      It’s why these rich people back the GOP. The tax breaks are real but the consequences of social policies won’t affect them when they can fly wherever, put their kids in private schools and escape any social damage.

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    One of the people he owes millions of dollars to, Erica Lafferty, had to do a Kickstarter for a cancer treatment just so she has a better chance of not fucking dying. She still hasn’t seen a dime from Alex “I’m the Debil” Jones.

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5m9b/alex-jones-owes-her-millions-of-dollars-she-has-to-crowdfund-her-cancer-treatment-on-gofundme

    Shout out to Knowledge Fight and the work the boys have been putting in to expose and debunk Alex Jones’ constant stream of lies.

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    One of the people he owes money to is a cancer patient who has to crowd fund her treatments

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      At least trash bags have a purpose. His only purpose is to provide a gender neutral bathroom once he’s in the grave.

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      I’d like to see what those people spend all that money on.

      I mean I luckily don’t often have trouble making ends meet, but apart from buying a place to live in, I don’t know how they can spend that much. I currently have to spend a lot because of renovation work, but I suspect that’s not the reason. In normal times, my “big” spends would be… maybe big home appliances, or vacations (that’s a European thing)… If I went really wild, I could maybe conceive of spending… 15 000€ in a month (not that I could really afford it, but at least I could find stuff to do it).

      Beyond that, I just don’t have any ideas.

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    “I mean, I’m a straight-up guy. I’m a do-good in Mayberry RFD.”

    Lying little shit.

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    Merriam-Webster needs to do a fund raiser where if people donate up to some set goal they will change the entry “shit” to Shit (n) - : bodily waste discharged through the anus; Usage - “Alex Jones is a real piece of shit”

    Then give all the money raised to these families and gun control advocacy groups.

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    The only people that give a shit about what he does are the people that have no authority to do anything about it.

    That’s how America works with ALL things.