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Package a TikTok bill along with aid for Ukraine, Israel AND Taiwan? Even lumping the aid bills together for 3 different countries is odd but the hell does TikTok now have to do with any of it? This is a weird system you guys got there.
It sucks I know, but if it gets Ukraine aid passed, lump in everything together. That's the most important piece of legislation needed right now and we need it to pass.
How does aid for Ukraine change the fact I work 50 hours a week and can't afford a studio apartment?
It doesn't because you not being able to afford a studio apartment doesn't plunge NATO into a war.
I gotta be honest, this is probably the stupidest comparison I've ever heard.
The fuck do I care about Nato if I can't afford housing and food? Fuck NATO
Ukraine is a major global food supplier. The war has directly impacted food prices. And if Russia succeeds, it will only encourage more conflict of this kind. And that's ignoring the possibility that this will escalate into an even larger conflict because Putin decides that NATO's resolve is weak enough that article 5 is no longer a plausible threat.
Also, that stupid argument applies just as much to funding schools, cancer research, fighting climate change and basically all other functions of government that serve the public good. We should do more to address economic issues, but that doesn't mean we should stop doing everything else.
Have you tried turning your job off and turning it back on again after 15 seconds? Worked for my wifi.