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[–] the_mighty_kracken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You mean, 'Lightning' Josh Hawley? That man can haul ass!

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago

Fear is a hell of a drug.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 29 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Headline misleading, it's just spin. He means it should have a phase out for well-off people. Which is a good idea if you're the government and just sending people checks.

Could have just as easily titled it "Josh Hawley wants to give away money to all Americans earning under $75k, calls Biden voters 'wealthy'."

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck let's just throw Biden under the bus and support higher taxes on "Biden voters" from now on.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

If $75k, is the cut off that's going to hurt more middle class than it will the rich.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 13 hours ago

That wouldn't get peoples attention now wouldn't it

It would be nice if they changed the title though. It feels pretty cheap to get upvotes for misleading headlines

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 52 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I didn’t vote for Biden. I sure as shit voted for Harris.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You didn't vote for Biden in 2020?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 17 points 18 hours ago

In 2020 I did, sure.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 37 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

$600? I thought it was $5000?

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Next month: "$20? I thought it was $600!"

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 24 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Y'all are getting a rebate?

I'm just paying more in tarrifs

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago

Talk about "divided, we fall".

[–] notsure@fedia.io 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

...the people of Missouri, who are overwhelmingly not rich, vote this asshole in, instead of a marine veteran, and wonder why we call them stupid...btw US south, we don't think you're really stupid, but your leaders WHO YOU PUT IN POWER are...see why we think you're stupid?...

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 7 points 17 hours ago

He's not even from here. He uses his sister's address by the lake of the ozarks. He's from virginia.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 18 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

How do they know who voted for whom? I guess in this case it would be easy since Biden wasn't even on the ballot...

“I mean, you know, the rich people don’t need it … what I mean by that is all those Democrat donors of Wall Street, all these hedge fund guys, who all hate the tariffs, by the way.”

Odd, aren't those mostly Republicans?

“Biden has crushed these people,” Hawley claimed, turning his ire toward the previous administration. “What a legacy for Donald Trump to say, ‘I’m gonna take a portion of this massive money’ that he’s raising on these tariffs, and return it to the people who run this country and are gonna build our future.”

Biden crushed these people, who need rebates because of Trump's tariffs... What the fuck?

The Tax Foundation reported on Monday that Trump’s tariffs will raise the costs of food for Americans in addition to the more widely covered impact on the cost of manufactured goods.

Ah yes, Buden's the one who crused the people!

The stupidity of these people is off the charts. Can we start air dropping educational memes and comics over the USA?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 22 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Hawley: i’m introducing a weird version of stop congressional stock trading!

“Lefties”: Yeah sucky Democrats! See, even this guy gets how legislation to rein in the shameful capitalist dogs should be!

Hawley: also, no money back for Biden voters!

“Lefties”: *crickets*

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 22 points 19 hours ago

I don't think anyone is naive about people like Hawley or MTG, but if they happen to be right on something once or twice, isn't that something that should be applauded? With the current make up of Congress you need some Republican votes to pass this stock trading ban or release the Epstein files, so you need to peel those off one way or another.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Actually the policy he's proposing in the article is okay. It's targeting people with high incomes.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Great, here they go again with the materialism. 🙄

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

lol. Too true. These days I wonder who’s worse. Fascist MAGAts or virtue signaling leftists that do more talking than acting.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I know which is worse. The fascists, obviously.

Being passive is far better than actively dismantling democracy.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Being passive IS dismantling democracy one smug self righteous comment at a time.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Breaking news, senator Josh Hawley dead from apparent car bomb attack. This comes just days after sen. Josh publicly licked trumps taint.

Senator Josh was a huge bitch and his wife is reportedly "happy he's dead as he had a "hella small dick" and weak "moves."

Sigh, a guy came dream. On a side note, any of yall got an anthrax plug?

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago

What a way to galvanize the opposition against you.

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

I’m cool with that, but how about only Trump voters have to pay the tariffs that are funding the rebates?