• stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    people losing income

    More than a million of the poorest people in the world have died - so far - of starvation, exposure, and preventable disease, because of DOGE’s illegal cuts to federal programs like USAID.

    Sure, we can call that “people losing income”. It’s technically true.

    But Jesus, if I did something illegal and a million people died because of it, I’d spend the rest of my life in prison.

    • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 hours ago

      I’ve seen on here someone saying USAID was just US Imperialism. I’m still a bit flabbergasted. Yeah sure it’s lipstick on a pig situation that the USA caused a lot of that. But then again, some of these people preach “don’t let perfection get in the way of better” but don’t practice it.

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        8 hours ago

        Given that this is at least the second time his administration’s incompetence has caused a million deaths (Covid being the first), sounds like you’d get elected president rather than executed in the US.

      • badgermurphy@lemmy.world
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        If you did something that illegal, they’d name an interstate highway after you and try to get your face on the Nickel.