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$10 Trillion in Added US Debt Since 2001 Shows 'Bush and Trump Tax Cuts Broke Our Modern Tax Structure' (www.commondreams.org)

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"In their blind loyalty to their mega-donors, Republicans' fixation on giant tax cuts for billionaires has created a revenue problem that is driving up our national debt," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in response to new Treasury Department figures.

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[–] takeda 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you think China and Russia are friends? At most they are allies working together to weaken the West. They have their own disputes and also share a border.

[–] Candelestine 1 points 1 year ago

So long as Russia can ship their cheap Siberian resources to China via pipeline and rail, it's unlikely to really be in Xi's interest to actually sever that relationship any time soon. Now that the west is actually militarizing, Russia becomes more useful. Keeps attention from being focused too much on him, helps with the destabilization crap.

For Russia's side, I don't think they'd ever gain much from invading China. If they did, I do not think the PLA would need any nukes to destroy Russia. Frankly, I think Poland could probably do it at this point.

It's not about friends and enemies though. It's about benefit. And the benefit, is what it brings against the west, who are much more likely to be foes in the coming decades than Russia is. And the west's nuke stockpile is mostly the US one.