The date of publication might be a clue
The day after this
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David Sylvanian, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 13:31,
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Ah boris Johnson. What a guy.
And yet somehow keir has markedly worse ratings than him.
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dyllon nice beaver., Sat 15 Nov 2025, 13:36,
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What this country needs is a bloody good plague.
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David Sylvanian, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 13:42,
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We tried that. I don't think it helped.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 13:44,
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Wasn't plaguey enough.
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Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 13:58,
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I’ll eat another bat.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 19:46,
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Apparently making patriotic gifts to the government has been a thing since Napoleonic times.
Someone with deep pockets attempted to set up a fund to pay off the national debt at one point.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Fund
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Mehitabel_Itrang, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 14:04,
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This is the way!
Replace all taxation with this.
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An Egg ,D, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 19:31,
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That concept would rely on rich people voluntarily altruistic.
It's worked in the past to an extent, but I'm not seeing the likes of Elon buying into it.
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The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 20:06,
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Or
Enough people actually wanting to pay for their government. True democracy. Not enough payments, things start shutting down, most useless first; then more payments come. Shut down useful things, get defunded.
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An Egg ,D, Sat 15 Nov 2025, 22:24,
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