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So there was this little program that I read about on Reddit the year before or the first year of COVID (in the USA) called the "Affordable Connectivity Program".
If you were poor enough or already qualified/signed up for some other government assistance programs, the program would reduce your internet bill by about 20~30 dollars a month. Last year, it seems like Congress decided not to extend funding to this program.
But 95 Billion bucks for Ukraine and Israel instantly passes, just to set the money on fire.
That shit slapped, my family had free internet, and my own was finally a manageable price. But now it's back up to over $70 a month
Instantly? The Ukraine part took over 6 months and forced at least one, and perhaps two, changes in leadership in the House of Representatives. It was about as contentious as it could possibly be and still get done.
The funding for Israel was a whole different story.
I guess fair point..
I have a friend who's mom passed away last year. He is still working through her taxes, but he had to deal with the IRS going back to a 2020 settlement his mom had with the IRS about her 401k for that year. Long story short, he had to pay $27 to settle up with them, which was interest that they forgot to calculate. At today's pay rates I think I can unequivocally say that someone at the IRS spent more than $27 worth of time to collect this on a 4 year old transaction with a now deceased person, but like you said, with no questions asked or accountability required we just toss billions of dollars over to another country. Yet we are literally harassing our own populace for their dead relatives $27...
Also TikTok ban. Don't forget the TikTok ban