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In the coming weeks, as President-elect Donald Trump's second term approaches and his pledge to dismantle key agencies potentially comes closer to fruition, 4.3 million consumers are set to receive checks from one of the agencies the incoming administration wants to "delete."

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

shut down an agency that basically funds itself, while doing its congressionally-mandated function.

so they can what? funnel the fines the agency has collected to themselves or to their comrades?

[–] Sanctus 25 points 3 weeks ago

Yep, this is that quid pro quo for campaign funding and media manipulation.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

But of course. What kinds of people do you think scam consumers?

Two of them are in the thumbnail.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Chickenshits cowering behind bulletproof glass.

[–] cabron_offsets 10 points 3 weeks ago

So. Scammers want to defund an anti-scamming agency? Next you’ll tell me bears shit in the Vatican.

[–] satanmat 8 points 3 weeks ago

Because they know that they don’t want a watchdog around when they fleece people

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Deleting the CFPB, is this the cancel culture the Gopers are complaining about? Why is it always projection with these people? Grrr, bunch o' noodleheads!!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s about CEOs and profits not consumers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

And we know what to do about CEOs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

That's HORRIBLE!

That Taxpayers are Getting money BACK!