2026-01-02 23:21:12

The real culprit behind skyrocketing housing, food, and living costs isn't economic policy itself—it's the staggering government wastage running into the trillions. That's the actual money burning.

Consider this: if we could plug those massive fiscal leaks, we might unlock conditions for genuine prosperity and economic renewal. Not a left-right issue—just basic arithmetic.

Why are we torching billions on inefficiencies while ordinary people watch their purchasing power erode? The math doesn't add up. Fixing government waste could fundamentally reshape affordability across the board.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 8h ago

Here we go again, the government wastes trillions, while ordinary people are still calculating gas fees to save a few bucks. Isn't that ironic?

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FastLeaver

· 8h ago

Damn, you're right, it's really just throwing money down the drain. --- The government's loopholes are like a sieve, why isn't anyone managing them? --- Open this ledger, and anyone will break down. --- Blaming the economic situation every day, but they don't realize they're the biggest spendthrifts. --- Instead of arguing left and right, it's better to focus on managing the money well. --- We, the little guys, are careful with every penny, while they spend extravagantly—whose money are they spending? --- Looking at this, it feels like houses and such could be half as expensive. --- It's ridiculous—while one side is scrimping and saving, the other side has become accustomed to wasting. --- That hurts—maybe all this wasted money is my down payment for a house.

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GasFeeLady

· 8h ago

ngl the "govt waste" narrative hits different when you realize it's basically frontrunning the actual problem... we're all paying the spreads while someone's skimming the MEV off our purchasing power lmao

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wrekt_but_learning

· 9h ago

Basically, it's just burning money, and the common people are footing the bill. --- There's no problem with this logic, but the key question is who will move this piece of cake... --- Instead of shifting blame to policies, it's better to first investigate where the money has gone. --- Spending so much and still having the nerve to talk about the economy? I tm just laughed. --- It sounds right, but in practice, who dares to take action? --- If the government really closed the waste gap, housing prices would be halved. --- Every time it's said like this, but in the end, it's still the chives being harvested. --- Even if it's hard to figure out, it's true that the common people really have no money left.

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TradFiRefugee

· 9h ago

Basically, it's the government wasting money, and ordinary people can't afford houses or groceries. The logic isn't wrong. --- Instead of messing around with policies, it's better to first plug those money-burning holes, really. --- Every time I hear this argument, I just want to laugh... Government efficiency is low, that's a fact, but can it really be improved? --- This guy is right, huh? Who can do the math on this? --- Closing the loopholes can recover funds? That's wishful thinking haha. --- Where did all the money go? Good question. --- I just want to know how to restrict these people from spending money, otherwise all policies are pointless.

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LiquidationTherapist

· 9h ago

Basically, that's how it is. The wasted money is the real culprit. The government has numerous loopholes, and the main reason ordinary people can't afford houses isn't some economic policy; it's purely a habit of wasting money. Fixing these leaks isn't difficult, and it's not a political stance issue—it's basic mathematics. To be honest, instead of arguing left and right, it's better to clean out these trillions of parasites.

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