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Venmo, PayPal users can now send money to the US government to help pay down $36.7T national debt (nypost.com)

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[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That sounds just like taxes, but with extra steps.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Except you already pay taxes this is just to bleed the poor dry faster, qnd drip barely anything towards the debt so they can claim the finances are fine, to keep the real government happy, investors.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Those races are currently slated to secret illegal police

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 11 hours ago

It is voluntary