To be clear: this isn’t the “we stopped paying promised grant money” but is literally the federal government yanking money out of an NYC bank account.

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    The fact that we have a deficit is immaterial to me. Just cause we have debts doesn’t mean the Gov can keep the money AND cut the programs. Rules on the books for new taxes are in place for a reason, if they aren’t going to use the tax money for its intended purpose, give it back…or pull the Senate and House together to authorize the new spending. BTW, they would have to tell us where that new spending is, and I don’t think Trump wants to do that, I think he wants to just keep the money like it’s his own, and loan it out in exchange for favors down the road.

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        10 days ago

        So, because we have a deficit the President can do whatever they want with our money? Cause thats what Trump/Musk seem to be doing.

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            9 days ago

            So does the deficit matter or not? Tax cuts will make the deficit worse, not better.

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                Hope you’re wealthy, and never fall on hard times, and never get taken advantage of by someone more powerful than you.

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                  It is important for DOGE to go through the government expenditures and find the waste and fraud so we as tax payers won’t get taken advantage of.

                  Hope people can save more for rainy days with the lower taxes.