• SparroHawc@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Let’s face it, the VA was on the chopping block already thanks to Trump tightening the purse strings. There is quite literally no reason to even accept a deal that gets the ACA funded again, because Trump can just say ‘no’ and choke it off anyways.

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      16 hours ago

      tightening the purse strings

      Is that really the right phrase to use here? If I took all my family vacation money and spent it on ninja swords from the mall, I don’t think my wife would say, “We can’t go on vacation because my husband is tightening the purse strings.”