Donald Trump was supposed to have to post a $464 million bond by Monday or else the state of New York could begin collecting on the massive civil fraud judgment leveled against him earlier this year. An appeals court bailed him out, blocking collection of the judgment and giving the former president 10 days to post a drastically reduced $175 million bond.
The order is a huge win for Trump, whose assets were going to be subject to seizure if he couldn’t post nearly half-a-billion dollars by Monday. His lawyers said last week he wasn’t going to be able to come up with the money after 30 underwriters rejected him. The New York Times has reported that Trump is expected to be able to scrounge the new, reduced $175 million bond
There’s plenty we can do about it. For instance, my wife and I just put an offer on a house in Europe and will be leaving ASAP.
Hopefully you vote on your way out.
I still care about everyone in the country. So, I’ll definitely still continue voting.
Come on over!
Thanks! Hope to be there by the end of the year if everything works out! Heading home after spending a week looking at houses.
What countries have you been looking to move to?
We’ve checked out a lot of countries, but we have settled on Spain.
US is fucked, but also, what is your comment? It reads like three comments in a trenchcoat pretending to be a real comment…
“Yeah, we called Europe and we said, ‘one European house please, ASAP!’. And then we bought two airplane tickets to Europe - ‘just drop us off in Europe’ we said”
So what you’re “doing about it” is giving up and going away.
And people wonder why Republicans keep winning.
Yep. I’m almost 50 and have tried my best to help those around me see a better way. I’ve always voted. I did my part, but half the country still wants this shit. So, my wife and I are retiring early, peacing out, and letting ya’ll figure it out for yourselves. Good luck!
Yeah this is the way.
Often in life when you’re faced with an untenable situation the only appropriate course of action is to withdraw.
Sadly not an option available to most people.
It is an option that requires more work and sacrifice than most people are willing to endure. We prioritized saving over consumerism, fixing things over buying new, not having kids, etc. I grew up poor, had no help from my parents (or anyone), and was able to make it. However, a lot has changed since I started to make it even more difficult for people.
You can still vote in federal elections from abroad 🙄
I will certainly continue voting!
Well I’m no longer going to be leaving the US, though that was my first plan. Instead I’d gladly stay and watch it burn to the ground around me when trump gets re-elected (and note, it’s not even in doubt anymore - he WILL get re-elected).
Of course it’s still in doubt.
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There’s a hundred percent chance I will eventually die and a high chance if I don’t pay my taxes I will pay fines or go to jail.
There’s maybe a 40% chance Trump will get in again even if you keep trying to discourage people to vote against him.
According to polls published in USA TODAY and on NBC Nightly News, there’s a 75% chance Trump actually will be re-elected. People hate him, but see him as the only one who can pull us out of rising inflation.
Do you believe those polls?