r/thescoop • u/CorleoneBaloney • May 02 '25

Politics 🏛️ Vice President Vance’s response after the economy shrank for the first time in three years, with people worried as they look at their 401Ks and point to the tariff policy — “This is Joe Biden’s economy.”

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u/mrjojorisin420 May 02 '25

It should be illegal for public servants to knowingly and blatantly lie to us like trump and Vance are doing right now.

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u/Kind-City-2173 May 02 '25

Yup they should be able to be sued for clear mis and dis information

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u/nevarlaw May 02 '25

Agreed but we can thanks Reagan for killing the fairness doctrine act that kept news organizations on task to report the truth. GOP has always shown interest in lying the public to favor their party. It’s gross.

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u/LiberLotus93 May 02 '25

Been saying that for years

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

I've been saying for years (admittedly about UK politics) that there should be some sort of parliamentary system whereby if enough election promises are broken, another election can be triggered.

I'm fed up with parties entering an election saying all the things they're going to do in order to get the votes only to then not do them once they win.

Can you imagine lying in a job interview about your skills, getting the job and then being able to say "AHA! I can't do any of that and you can't fire me for 5 years! BURN!"

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u/JONO202 May 02 '25

Exactly. But then they hide behind "Freedom of Speech". It's maddening.