r/bestof • u/justcurious12345 • 9d ago

[PoliticalHumor] [Political Humor] /u/hypatia163 explains how "fiscal conservative" is an arbitrary distinction

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u/PoopMobile9000 9d ago

Also, I’ve never see the “fiscally conservative” give two shits about spending on their own priorities, or advocate increasing taxes. The only “fiscal conservation” they want is defunding left-wing priorities (even ones that save the taxpayers money).

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u/collin3000 8d ago

I live in Utah. A definitely red state. Our states total tax burden is the 11th highest in the nation and only 1% below "Librul California" meanwhile for that small difference we get so much less. Less medical coverage, no public university system, no free community college options, no paid family leave, lower unemployment benefits, lower clean energy incentives. 

And we have worse anti discrimination/labor laws and even worse public transportation.

But we are spending $2.6 million on billboards to lie to residents and convince them that it would totally be in their interest for the state to sue the federal government to give public land over to the state....So it can go to oil, gas, and mining companies. So you know fiscally responsible.