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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 months ago

Venmo, PayPal users can now send money to the US government to help pay down $36.7T national debt

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Venmo, PayPal users can now send money to the US government to help pay down $36.7T national debt

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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 months ago
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The US Treasury Department is now accepting Venmo and PayPal payments from those who want to donate money to reduce the nation’s ballooning $36.7 trillion debt.
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  • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Or here’s a better idea - billionaires could just pay their fucking taxes like the rest of us.

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      However will they create the jobs that demand required them to keep, then? 😨

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    Here’s my offer: I’ll be happy to give the same percentage of my total wealth as Bezos and Musk do.

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    Make the wealthy pay their share? No, no, I think more donations from the poor will fix it 👍

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    You’d get a better ROI playing roulette.

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