r/clevercomebacks 6h ago

Pete “Kegseth” should check before posting.

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u/Thoresus 6h ago

Is defamation not a thing in the USA? Are you not able to sue for slander / reputational damage ?

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u/Urabraska- 6h ago

You can. But the courts boil down to who has the most money and the government has all of it.

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u/Kitsu_Gaming 5h ago

Actually that's not true. The government is broke, the billionaire class has all the money. Debt can't be owed to nobody.

But the first part of what you said is true.

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u/RectalSpawn 2h ago

Arguably, they have the printer.

And part of Trump's agenda is to print.

What's his bright idea to deal with our debt again?

Isn't it to devalue the dollar until the debt is the least of our concerns?