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Good thing this isn’t a country that came about because a bunch of rich white dudes got tired of being taxed and started a revolution.

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That’s possibly reframing “no taxation without representation” a bit but I don’t entirely disagree with the sentiment.

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didn’t washington own like the western 2/3 of Pennsylvania?

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And Ohio. He was by far the wealthiest man in the Colonies during his lifetime.

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They thought funding Trump would get them representation. They were wrong. Trump cares about no one but himself.

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he was only ever representing putin, and MSB never the billionaires in the us.

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Why would they care about “Representation?”

They have more wealth than 1,000 people could ever spend in 1,000 lifetimes.

He backed down to keep profits from MAGA Cult Members flowing in.

Because being that greedy is a mental illness.

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In the most literal sense we have representation, but it sure as hell doesn’t seem like it in practice… :(

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Literal only in the terminological sense. We elect “representatives” but they don’t actually represent us in any meaningful way.

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Not anymore.

Watch the Republican Town Halls of the few who still have the courage, or narcissism, to hold, and even though they’re being booed down, they still have the arrogance to try the lecture their constituents.

I think they’re trying to instigate riots so they can declare Martial Law via The Insurrection Act.

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When elections are fraudulent, its the same as no representation. Besides, pretty soon they’ll be suspending elections altogether. It doesn’t get more “no representation” than that.

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How are billionaires being taxed unfairly, and without “Representation,” when they own our politicians?

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I don’t know, I don’t see anyone saying that here.

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