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I'm no fan of Trump but one of these things is voluntary. If idiots want to choose to give him their post-tax earnings then I pity them but they should be able to do that.
The other is arguably a great benefit to society but is involuntary. We are taxed under threat of violence and have essentially no say in where the money goes. Our entire government is super broken and lawmakers very rarely make laws. Also why tf do we have to fund the world police? Our infrastructure is crumbling and our people are struggling to pay for basic needs.
Yeah, this meme is funny but a false equivalence. Student loans are also voluntarily taken on to pay for education, while Trump's bill is from a legal judgement that in the minds of those donating has been falsely given by a corrupt court.
I think the rationale is the same as those donation-based religious cults; by taking down the head, it’s possible to better point out to victims the misinformation they’re working off, that causes them to offer up their life savings. Eg, previously there were some complaining that he’s reneged on prior promises after old donations.
Certainly less of a concern if people are actually donating “spare” money and can survive without it, but some people really buy into the “day of promise” evangelism.