You don’t have any savings in the bank, right? That money you’re hoarding could be buying mosquito nets to save lives - you’re killing people by not donating everything you have.

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PaulDavisThe1st 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There is no moral requirement for me to impoverish myself in response to an idiot cutting government/public spending on critical assistance to those in need.

There might be other moral imperatives which indicate that I ought to cash out the 401(k) and give it to people who need support, but this guy and his fucked up "DOGE" bullshit ain't it.

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mrtesthah 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why is that money I'm hoarding currently being devalued by tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and bonuses paid out to ethnic cleanser shock troops?

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shimman 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Note the same, maybe if my bank account was equivalent to Elon Musk's it would be a fair argument but hardly the same to expect a shitposter to be equivalent to a man who is a billionaire.

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alex43578 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Totally the same. $1 is $1, and it can go to saving those very lives you’re talking about. Put your money where your mouth is - otherwise you just want to virtue signal with my tax dollars.

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matwood 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> Put your money where your mouth is

I do, through my tax dollars. And the amount of money that was DOGEd was literally couch cushion change on the scale of the federal budget. And not only did those cuts directly lead to deaths but weakened US soft power all around the world, letting China step in.

	▲	alex43578 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		China’s soft power play yielded returns: ports, minerals, oil, factories, customers for their exports. The only Americans benefiting from the existing aid scheme are the network of lobbyists and NGOs. As I said upthread, if you’re that motivated, donate $500 to a high-impact charity and you’ll do far more good for people on the ground than what your taxes were doing at USAID.