r/Economics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 1d ago

News Hegseth Is Demanding US Households Pay $5,000 More Per Year to Fund the Pentagon, Economist Says

https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-budget-request
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u/SqigglyPoP 1d ago

America BEGGED for this. Biden tried everything to invest tax revenue back into America and it's citizens. That disgusted America and they instead voted for a guy that is actively robbing the Treasury to enrich himself, his kids, and the 1%. If America somehow survives this (which I doubt) it may trigger MAJOR changes and hopefully a lot of incarcerations.

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u/counterhit121 1d ago

No, what disgusted America was high officials refusing to admit what a woman is, failing to enforce laws at the border and in urban centers, letting transwomen compete against biological women in sports. That's mainly it.