Summary

Billionaires like Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy are spreading false claims to discredit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency protecting consumers from fraud and abuse.

Andreessen falsely accused the CFPB of politically motivated “debanking,” despite no evidence.

This rhetoric aligns with the “DOGE” project, led by Musk and Ramaswamy, which aims to slash government regulations and programs under the guise of efficiency.

Critics warn this effort will harm public services, benefit billionaires, and push privatization at the expense of ordinary Americans.

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    7 months ago

    Yes. Pick up a history book, study the constitution, the bill or rights, and you’ll see that the founders were also crazy enough.

    The billionaires in this country may have many monopolies but the US Government has the monopoly on violance. Counter to what Starship Troopers would lead you to believe, all power is derived from violence.

    You are also wrong about public administration being necessary for social coordination and again you only need a history book to see this.

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      The founders would routinely rape their slaves and participated in scalping. They were day drunk all the time because one of the best ways to clean water was to make it into beer. They didn’t believe in bathing, they thought washing the grime off would let the bad airs in and make them sick.

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          Where do you think Jefferson’s Black descendents come from? Who do you think paid the bounties for scalps? Germ theory wasn’t invented yet, they didn’t know why beer was safe to drink or why they needed to bathe. Settlers thought it was strange how the natives would strip naked and bathe in rivers - so uncivilized! Unlike Europeans, who would bathe as little as possible as to preserve their modesty.

          All of this is easily looked up.

          Your idols were evil morons. Read a history book.

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            I say “if true” and you immediately conflate this to “it’s not true”.

            You people wouldn’t survive outside of your echo chamber, I’m sure that’s why you’re here. There’s no room for independent thought, nuance, or critical thinking. You repeate a narrative and jack each other off all day, it’s disgusting.

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              Ah yes, the independent thought and nuance of repeating the propaganda fed to you by your own government. You’re such a free thinker!

              I recommend reading Lies My Teacher Told Me. Then, when you finish that, A People’s History of the United States.

              But I doubt you’ve ever read even one history book that wasn’t assigned to you by a teacher.

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                You seem so sure of your assumptions as you mock me as a free thinker. How rich.

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                    I don’t need to, you made the claim, burden of proof is on you and I couldn’t give a shit less what you think. It’s just so amusing watching you behave exactly as I’ve come to expect from this community.