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<blockquote data-quote="Jimi77" data-source="post: 8911463" data-attributes="member: 673702">This really encapsulates what Team Blue is all about.&nbsp; They&#039;re all for taxing billionaires, but a billionaire donates some money to military personal, and suddenly Team Blue has problems with it.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure Team Blue would have the same issue with the donation if say, Bill Gates donated a bunch of money to fund ACA credits.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> A spokeswoman for Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and the top Democrat on the Senate’s defense appropriations subcommittee, raised questions about how this donation &quot;complies with the Anti Deficiency Act.&quot; The Act prohibits federal agencies from using &quot;obligating or expending federal funds in advance or in excess of an appropriation, and from accepting voluntary services.&quot;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.newsweek.com/billionaire-who-gave-130m-to-military-during-shutdown-identified-report-10939372[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimi77, post: 8911463, member: 673702"] This really encapsulates what Team Blue is all about. They're all for taxing billionaires, but a billionaire donates some money to military personal, and suddenly Team Blue has problems with it. I'm sure Team Blue would have the same issue with the donation if say, Bill Gates donated a bunch of money to fund ACA credits. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: [I]A spokeswoman for Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and the top Democrat on the Senate’s defense appropriations subcommittee, raised questions about how this donation "complies with the Anti Deficiency Act." The Act prohibits federal agencies from using "obligating or expending federal funds in advance or in excess of an appropriation, and from accepting voluntary services."[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.newsweek.com/billionaire-who-gave-130m-to-military-during-shutdown-identified-report-10939372[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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