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PatrickforB

(15,327 posts)
22. Good post! Yes, I am DONE. Yesterday I had over 100 emails and a bunch of texts saying, "Pleeeeze...
Tue Aug 5, 2025, 03:33 PM
Aug 2025

give us money so we can FIGHT for you!

We gave Harris over $1 billion and 65 billionaire parasites matched us and funded Trump. Who profited? Wall Street financiers and institutional shareholders. It was like a giant slop-trough on a pig farm.

Meanwhile what do I have?

Well, I did everything right - began working at 16, worked my way through college then grad school. Got a good job. Grew in the job. Bought a house. Raised a family.

In the meantime, I paid into Social Security and Medicare paycheck by paycheck by paycheck for 40 years. FORTY YEARS.

Now what do I have to show?

- $10K in HEALTHCARE DEBT.
- I've had a call into the Social Security Administration for FOUR MONTHS and no one has called me back.
- When I call my US Senators, half the time they don't even answer. And they are Democrats!
- House still mortgaged - I first refinanced to pay off STUDENT DEBT from grad school.
- The Wall Street greedheads are trying to fucking PRIVATIZE Social Security and Tim Kaine is leading the charge for institutionalist Democrats.

Fuck that.

As far as I'm concerned the federal government doesn't give a rat's rear end about me because the institutionalists are so in the pocket of billionaires, think tanks like ALEC, Cato, Heritage and the Federalist Society. As George Carlin said, "It's a big club and you ain't in it."

I'm fucking tired of it. I've paid income tax as well as FICA year after year after year after year, AND I'M GETTING NOTHING IN RETURN. NOTHING. Is this what the term 'taxation without representation' means? I think it is, because this government hasn't done anything that materially benefitted me or my family since Medicare passed back in the 1960's.

So, for all the Democratic heavy hitters on this site - you have lost me. I'm sick of being nickel and dimed by people telling me they are gonna 'fight for me.' It is so fucking HARD to be middle class because we've had the old Wall Street SQUEEZE ever since 1971 when Lewis Powell laid out the plan for the corporate takeover of the republic. And now that's happening with this Russell Vought. His Project 2025 is the 'what do do now that Powell's plan worked.'

No more money from me. Ever. Not until I get universal health care, Social Security is saved and Medicare re-funded. I want debt free college for my grandkids, and a good, solid K-12 system.

Get it? I CARE ABOUT KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES. Harris said it when she got interviewed. Our system is broken and I'm not giving the effing thing another DIME until the players fix it.

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I delete all such texts or emails. If I actually read them, I'll check the website biophile Aug 2025 #1
I'm not sending money to anyone after reading this. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #2
Check out Flip The Vote Auggie Aug 2025 #24
Thanks! I'll check them out cuz I would definitely like to contribute. -nt CrispyQ Aug 2025 #39
side hustles Be Leave On Aug 2025 #48
I know why: Act Blue. They sell the information of anyone who donates. Sogo Aug 2025 #3
Because of ACT BLUE's policy of selling our information, causing an avalanche of emails every day WE STOPPED donating... usaf-vet Aug 2025 #35
May I suggest only donating through oath.vote Qutzupalotl Aug 2025 #53
That is completely f'd up! Tree Lady Aug 2025 #4
This is why I only donate to individual campaigns... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2025 #5
Me too SCantiGOP Aug 2025 #33
How hard is it to "UNSUBSCRIBE" ? AStern Aug 2025 #6
Because they sell your data so unsubscribe doesn't work very well EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #9
AND THERE'S YOUR ANSWER! Grins Aug 2025 #11
Interesting... I rarely get any of those emails - if at all AStern Aug 2025 #47
Me neither. I've been donating for years via Act Blue progree Aug 2025 #50
they ALL ignore my unsub. I just keep getting crap in the mail and email.. uff...nt mitch96 Aug 2025 #10
That's the thing. kimmylavin Aug 2025 #16
Easy to do it SCantiGOP Aug 2025 #57
Yes, I'm sure the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad """Establishment...""" W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #7
STATUS QUO ESTABLISHMENT MONEY CONSPIRACY CORRUPTION MONEY DEMOCRATS EVIL CORRUPT MONEY! betsuni Aug 2025 #58
I certainly get bombarded -- and I've stopped contributing... appmanga Aug 2025 #8
It's even worse on the Text side of things ... aggiesal Aug 2025 #12
I don't even reply stop dickthegrouch Aug 2025 #14
You can't do that with Text messages. n/t aggiesal Aug 2025 #15
Yes you can EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #17
Looking at my phone (android), I have 3 vertical dots. When I select them, I get the following ... aggiesal Aug 2025 #20
Some texts have a "delete and report junk" dickthegrouch Aug 2025 #18
Explains what happened to campaign finance reform. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #13
George Wahington warned about the danger of political parties. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #19
Yes, he did. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #46
Since the election, I haven't given a red cent to anyone but PBS. ananda Aug 2025 #21
I gave to PBS. I don't give to any national organizations, I give directly to the local candidate. n/t aggiesal Aug 2025 #23
I give to candidates and organizations of my choice. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #40
Good post! Yes, I am DONE. Yesterday I had over 100 emails and a bunch of texts saying, "Pleeeeze... PatrickforB Aug 2025 #22
A significant portion of the $1.5 billion donated to Harris ended up being sucked up by parasite consultants MichMan Aug 2025 #51
Great post. Thanks for your frankness. I think we KPN Aug 2025 #54
Great post. This -- right here. Duncan Grant Aug 2025 #62
I do not Tadams01KC Aug 2025 #25
They made us broke. Go ask your billionaires Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #26
I donate to H2O Man Aug 2025 #27
Sounds more like an employment program for staff workers. jalan48 Aug 2025 #28
Personally, I never reply to money begs that arrive in the form of a text... DingleBerryNW Aug 2025 #29
I block every text I get from any democratic candidate now. Botany Aug 2025 #30
Same. Blocked it all. Earn my vote. writerJT Aug 2025 #32
Those go right in the trash. $0 writerJT Aug 2025 #31
Every physical solicitation I receive gets recycled and every electronic solicitation gets deleted. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #34
What?!!! Demovictory9 Aug 2025 #36
It's Chuck Schumer's strategy gab13by13 Aug 2025 #37
Somebody needs to tell Chuck Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #41
F ACLU Be Leave On Aug 2025 #49
good way to stop people from sending Dems money Skittles Aug 2025 #38
This post will not stop me from sending Democrats money. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #42
I'm not saying everyone would stop donating Skittles Aug 2025 #45
It's the infinite coupon flyers that fill our mail box that really gets my goat off it's rope. Torchlight Aug 2025 #43
Is it possible Trump would be doing us a favor if he shut down ActBlue? CrispyQ Aug 2025 #44
I wouldn't wonder. You give money they will spread your information around because they get money for their lists, sim Srkdqltr Aug 2025 #52
This is very distressing relayerbob Aug 2025 #55
Just send money directly to candidates you like. nt SunSeeker Aug 2025 #56
I'm out after seeing the waste in the Harris campaign Melon Aug 2025 #59
Kerry 2004 was the last presidential campaign I donated to - that was the last presidential campaign where I felt the Midwestern Democrat Aug 2025 #64
I don't click on links from email I don't trust, which includes all political email I receive. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #60
Or Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #61
I never give a donation anymore to any political party or candidate... Raine Aug 2025 #63
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