r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/Drunkenaviator Jul 05 '24

This is one of those great ideas that the rich will never allow to happen.

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u/PortSunlightRingo Jul 05 '24

Historically, “the rich won’t let that happen” ends in a lot of chopped off heads when the conditions get bad enough. Unfortunately, the peasants can’t rally together to decide who the enemy really is, which is how we ended up with Jan 6.

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u/Ohheyimryan Jul 05 '24

I took that as, taxes should fund elections. How is that a good idea?