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Five@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago

Donald Trump Is Short on Cash—and Selling Laws to Anyone Who Will Pay

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Donald Trump Is Short on Cash—and Selling Laws to Anyone Who Will Pay

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Five@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago
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Donald Trump is telling oil and gas executives they can rewrite entire laws if they help him return to the White House.
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    “Give me $1 billion and I will suck your oil dick”

    — Trump (paraphrased)

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      Stormy Tan Oils? Is that you?

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        Underrated pun, good work

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    Ridiculous that we won’t hold him accountable for this.

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      The greatest monster of our time.

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        • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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          McDonalds Trump 😂😂

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    Well… law futures. They may or may not become laws. \

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      Its not a bad deal, assuming the price is right. Publicly traded executive orders wen?

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        Fractional reserve legislation

      • Anticorp@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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        It’s a terrible deal. It’s a long shot gamble. Not just because he might go to prison instead of the White House, but also because he never keeps his word.

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          The “policy” he’s saying is for sale is stuff that he wants to do, anyway.

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            Then it’s an even worse deal!

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          Bad bot

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    Donald Trump is doing whatever the BILLIONAIRES want him today because he has the Working Classes BEST INTEREST in mind!

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      Our problem is that too many of the working class see themselves as down on their luck billionaires just waiting for someone to get rid of the strawman that is blocking their ascension.

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    Did the f’n Muscovites cut off their orange sock puppet?

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    Could someone post a [rice list? I’ve got $35 right here and a hankering for the abolition of copyright.

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      $35 won’t even buy one of his shitty NFTs

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        Yet.

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        And a billion dollars only gets you a pinky swear.

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    He’s selling them on credit when he has a terrible credit rating, because he doesn’t actually hold any power right now, and will possibly be inmate trump eventually. It’s a huge gamble for any company to donate to him right now.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNooljrT4o

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    (oil companies, probably)

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    Isn’t that how all laws work?

    I sure as hell didn’t ask all of congress to come together to ban tiktok and send bombs to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.

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      I sure as hell didn’t ask all of congress to come together to ban tiktok and send bombs to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.

      That argument seems flawed: In a democracy, even if the law was incorruptible, there would still be decisions that go against your beliefs. Simply because there are many people with different opinions.

      A much better argument would be campaign donations or lobbying (at least in the form we currently have).

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      Assuming you voted, then you most likely did in fact vote for those things.

      America has 2 parties. How does anyone expect to reflect all the different opinions of millions of people like that?

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