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450 points pseudolus | 4 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.942s | source

1. trentnix ◴[04 Apr 25 01:33 UTC] No.43577444[source]▶

If you don’t want to be subject to the whims of whoever is in office, don’t take the poison pill of government money.

2. altacc ◴[04 Apr 25 13:16 UTC] No.43581888[source]▶

If only politics was limited to affecting those who opted in. But mostly government shouldn't be the whims of one individual, it should be much more considered than that.

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3. mathgradthrow ◴[04 Apr 25 20:45 UTC] No.43587435[source]▶

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These do not represent the whims of one person. Donald Trump was elected.

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4. ceejayoz ◴[04 Apr 25 21:02 UTC] No.43587570{3}[source]▶

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An elected person can both have and act upon whims, including ones their supporters might not approve of.

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