It’s worth it, because my cock grows by 0.1mm every time my country wins a war
very_sad_dad_666 on
They kinda do. Unfortunately they elected a president who told them “no more wars” and got swindled by the grifter.
CryoChamber90 on
We’d have zero wars and universal health care by Monday morning
rosyvibexz on
I haven’t seen this raptor in a decade, but his fiscal policy is still more coherent than most.
Stuck_in_my_TV on
Probably more wars since authoritarian regimes like Russia and China wouldn’t need such approval and would have carte Blanche to attack whomever they wanted since the democracies would be unable to defend themselves or others.
FlirtyyGirl5 on
That’s a thought that sounds simple but gets complicated real fast. Still makes you wonder how different decisions would be.
earthworm_fan on
Tax payers punish responsible spending at the polls, thus why we are in massive debt and spend recklessly.
shyguystormcrow on
Or if you vote for a war you must be willing to fight in it yourself. You shouldn’t be able to start a war that others have to fight. If a war is so necessary then those who start it should be willing to fight in it.
ThunderSkunky on
A bunch of dead people would just vote to arrest all of the people still living.
NewsofPE on
or how quick we’d be overtaken because the populace didn’t make intelligent decisions towards what was needed
justafang on
Thats what congress is supposed to do, represent the peoples wishes, with out that we pay taxes and dont receive representation, its almost like history has a funny way of repeating this
Pootisman16 on
They sorta do, except they elect the people who are allowed to say yes to wars.
And those people said yes to all those wars.
aleopardstail on
probably even fewer than if those in favour of a war had to, personally, go fight it
Powerful-Currency-46 on
A better thought would be to imagine how few wars there would be if the rich had to both pay for and participate in physically.
delet_yourself on
So if consent makes it a transaction and not theft, what makes taxes not theft?
Captain-AirHead_888 on
None, we would just be destroyed!
Full_Today8529 on
suddenly everyone becomes a budget analyst real quick
benuito on
Dear Loughheed Martin, for the sum of $10million dollars, your vote is mine. Or can only politicians do that?
GoodPear8481 on
Imagine how little of *literally anything* would get done if every policy decision had to be approved by a direct vote of the people.
ZenMonkey48 on
Or to declare war the leader has to give up one of their limbs without anesthesia. After all, if they’re going to demand the sacrifice the lives and limbs of their countrymen, it’s only fair that they offer one of their own.
Millennial_Meme_Lord on
Can we just put term limits on everyone and demand that they wear robes and wigs like the British? Maybe they’ll behave if they dress like barristers…
bakermrr on
We have money for war but there is never enough for the people in this country
Eslivae on
This is thoroughly stupid, this would mean that in order to win a war with a country, you would just need to slip some money to influencer and you’d get an easy win.
Don’t forget, most Americans were against a war with nazi Germany. You could be the worst person in the universe, with a good PR team, you would still get the people on your side
Jelly_Sprinkles on
i remember learning how taxes actually worked and having a full mini crisis like wait… my money goes where?? 😠ever since then i pay way more attention to stuff like this than i used to, it hits different when you realize you’re part of it
CPLCraft on
We’d have what we have today. An executive office with powers for temporary military campaigns/operations that need no prior approval within a time Period
Zackiechan666 on
Remember in 5th grade when they taught about representative democracy?
External-Street-7112 on
isn’t that missing some context or info
AngelBerry_15 on
Y’all sound like I wanted war by paying tax
Haunting_Annual271 on
Probably a few, since we would be under a nazi regime then. Germany would’ve won WW2 if that were the case.
TetyyakiWith on
Tbh in that case America wouldn’t have fought in ww2
Reaper_Leviathan11 on
while I agree with the sentiment but then again how do you counteract external influences from directly affecting how powerful a country’s defences are? like ignore US for a second, lets say russia wants germany and they made extensive effort to roll out propaganda to reduce the expenditure thus making it far easier for them? just an example use your own country here and a random adversary
just playing the devil’s advocate as I believe all ideas has upside and downs
bangbangracer on
They would actually probably pass very easily since numbers that large are incredibly difficult for people to really quantify. Everyone can understand $1,000. Not everyone truly can understand $1,000,000,000.
chalkybone on
Imagine if war needed to be voted on and those that voted for would be automatically enlisted.
abadminecraftplayer on
There was a failed amendment to the Constitution that the decision to go to war would be put to a national vote, and anyone who voted yes had to join the military.
Slifer_Ra on
Missuse of meme. You are under arrest
BlackburnXJ9 on
When I think about how many wars in history were actually fought for land and riches, I don’t think that would be so few.
Edit: Forgot religion
____0_o___ on
Then the countries that don’t operate that way steamroll the ones that do.
big_johnny_bee on
Right? Right!? And why can’t we have control of where our taxes go again? These mutton-heads are no more capable than anyone else. Long gone is the enshrined instinctual obedience. Wait until people realize that we could have been voting by phone for over a decade. Any system secure enough for Musk and the rest to access the value they developed with their shrewd business acumen is secure enough to vote. If the money is soooooo important…
scipio0421 on
Imagine how much fewer than that there would be if politicians and their families had to actually fight in them.
orangepoopsickle on
Thats what everyone thought about Brexit too. People are stupid.
Simple-Pomelo-203 on
Facts. Cheap stuff sucks.
BrokenPokerFace on
Yeah but then we get to the point where they should need to approve everything their taxes pay for. Wars, schools, roads, federal support, homeless shelters, relief funds, law enforcement, everything.
Some say it would be a utopia, other say society collapses. The good news is it’s pretty even on both sides who actually supports this. Only really changing whenever something irritates one party or the other.
Secure_Subject1895 on
What if they fought hand to hand and never involve us
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It’s worth it, because my cock grows by 0.1mm every time my country wins a war
They kinda do. Unfortunately they elected a president who told them “no more wars” and got swindled by the grifter.
We’d have zero wars and universal health care by Monday morning
I haven’t seen this raptor in a decade, but his fiscal policy is still more coherent than most.
Probably more wars since authoritarian regimes like Russia and China wouldn’t need such approval and would have carte Blanche to attack whomever they wanted since the democracies would be unable to defend themselves or others.
That’s a thought that sounds simple but gets complicated real fast. Still makes you wonder how different decisions would be.
Tax payers punish responsible spending at the polls, thus why we are in massive debt and spend recklessly.
Or if you vote for a war you must be willing to fight in it yourself. You shouldn’t be able to start a war that others have to fight. If a war is so necessary then those who start it should be willing to fight in it.
A bunch of dead people would just vote to arrest all of the people still living.
or how quick we’d be overtaken because the populace didn’t make intelligent decisions towards what was needed
Thats what congress is supposed to do, represent the peoples wishes, with out that we pay taxes and dont receive representation, its almost like history has a funny way of repeating this
They sorta do, except they elect the people who are allowed to say yes to wars.
And those people said yes to all those wars.
probably even fewer than if those in favour of a war had to, personally, go fight it
A better thought would be to imagine how few wars there would be if the rich had to both pay for and participate in physically.
So if consent makes it a transaction and not theft, what makes taxes not theft?
None, we would just be destroyed!
suddenly everyone becomes a budget analyst real quick
Dear Loughheed Martin, for the sum of $10million dollars, your vote is mine. Or can only politicians do that?
Imagine how little of *literally anything* would get done if every policy decision had to be approved by a direct vote of the people.
Or to declare war the leader has to give up one of their limbs without anesthesia. After all, if they’re going to demand the sacrifice the lives and limbs of their countrymen, it’s only fair that they offer one of their own.
Can we just put term limits on everyone and demand that they wear robes and wigs like the British? Maybe they’ll behave if they dress like barristers…
We have money for war but there is never enough for the people in this country
This is thoroughly stupid, this would mean that in order to win a war with a country, you would just need to slip some money to influencer and you’d get an easy win.
Don’t forget, most Americans were against a war with nazi Germany. You could be the worst person in the universe, with a good PR team, you would still get the people on your side
i remember learning how taxes actually worked and having a full mini crisis like wait… my money goes where?? 😠ever since then i pay way more attention to stuff like this than i used to, it hits different when you realize you’re part of it
We’d have what we have today. An executive office with powers for temporary military campaigns/operations that need no prior approval within a time Period
Remember in 5th grade when they taught about representative democracy?
isn’t that missing some context or info
Y’all sound like I wanted war by paying tax
Probably a few, since we would be under a nazi regime then. Germany would’ve won WW2 if that were the case.
Tbh in that case America wouldn’t have fought in ww2
while I agree with the sentiment but then again how do you counteract external influences from directly affecting how powerful a country’s defences are? like ignore US for a second, lets say russia wants germany and they made extensive effort to roll out propaganda to reduce the expenditure thus making it far easier for them? just an example use your own country here and a random adversary
just playing the devil’s advocate as I believe all ideas has upside and downs
They would actually probably pass very easily since numbers that large are incredibly difficult for people to really quantify. Everyone can understand $1,000. Not everyone truly can understand $1,000,000,000.
Imagine if war needed to be voted on and those that voted for would be automatically enlisted.
There was a failed amendment to the Constitution that the decision to go to war would be put to a national vote, and anyone who voted yes had to join the military.
Missuse of meme. You are under arrest
When I think about how many wars in history were actually fought for land and riches, I don’t think that would be so few.
Edit: Forgot religion
Then the countries that don’t operate that way steamroll the ones that do.
Right? Right!? And why can’t we have control of where our taxes go again? These mutton-heads are no more capable than anyone else. Long gone is the enshrined instinctual obedience. Wait until people realize that we could have been voting by phone for over a decade. Any system secure enough for Musk and the rest to access the value they developed with their shrewd business acumen is secure enough to vote. If the money is soooooo important…
Imagine how much fewer than that there would be if politicians and their families had to actually fight in them.
Thats what everyone thought about Brexit too. People are stupid.
Facts. Cheap stuff sucks.
Yeah but then we get to the point where they should need to approve everything their taxes pay for. Wars, schools, roads, federal support, homeless shelters, relief funds, law enforcement, everything.
Some say it would be a utopia, other say society collapses. The good news is it’s pretty even on both sides who actually supports this. Only really changing whenever something irritates one party or the other.
What if they fought hand to hand and never involve us
Propoganda would make people want to pay for it.