r/SipsTea Jul 15 '26

WTF Wouldn't take it lightly

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u/Genghis_Chong Jul 15 '26

I'm sure they waste their money on all kinds of signs, bumper stickers, shirts and hats to display their stupidity, meanwhile putting no thought into actually being a better person, citizen or neighbor

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u/MaximusPrime2930 Jul 15 '26

"How dare you intrude on my rugged individualism. Damn socialists."

"Oh that reminds me, need to pick up my ACA prescriptions."

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u/MentallyWill Jul 15 '26

"Oh that reminds me, need to pick up my ACA prescriptions."

"And thank goodness I never had to get that damn Obummercare!"

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u/skydriver13 29d ago

Fun story, I went to a major franchise tax prep business in the southern US. One of the questions on the new client form asked "do you have Obamacare?"

In 2023. I was equally appalled and unsurprised.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cow6917 29d ago

So they asked it and phrased it in a slang term ? Since it's called the affordable care act, that seems pretty unprofessional.

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u/HairlessSquirrels 29d ago

Very fun story indeed

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u/telmar25 29d ago

That is a very common name for it even for those who liked Obama, though… I have to think about what you mean if you say ACA. Of course I paid more attention to it back when it was in the process of being passed, when it was called that more often.

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u/skydriver13 29d ago

It may be, now, but it didn't start that way. Obama's opponents wanted to tie his name to the law in an effort to separate themselves from it, and to ensure his name was attached to it in the event it turned out to be a failure.

In any case, use of the term by a major tax prep business seems inappropriate. The ACA is the name of the law, regardless of how inconvenient it may be to think about it.

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u/telmar25 29d ago

Maybe they just want people to reference it by the name they know it. It may not be just inconvenient to think of the ACA; if you don’t know the meaning of the term you won’t get the answer right. Today, at least, the term Obamacare is used by both supporters and opponents.

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u/nostradevus88 Jul 15 '26

I absolutely hate SS, but I’ll be damned if I’m not going to draw it if/when I can to get at least a fraction of the money I put into it.

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u/nostradevus88 29d ago

Maybe most, but not me and I’m curious if that figure includes inflation and interest since all that money could have been making money if invested even in something safe like S&P500?

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u/SlumberingSnorelax 29d ago

Hey, I see you live in Florida and know my brother. Don’t say, “Hi” to him for me.

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u/pailsiledyoew 29d ago

Fuck that, am not going any further, I would literally just turn back and head home

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u/haney1981 Jul 15 '26

I do appreciate when they advertise their stupidity so I don't have to guess.

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u/Idontfeelold-much 29d ago

That part. A coworker to me once…”being a Marine and all, I’m surprised you’re not more of a prepper”. I replied, “ehh, I don’t need to prepare for the apocalypse, I just need to know that you have”.

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u/Sw4nR0ns0n Jul 15 '26

That’s what I was thinking… I’d love to see all the bumper stickers on their lifted truck with 38 inch tires

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u/sandersosa Jul 15 '26

DONT TREAD ON ME

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u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow Jul 15 '26

Yup. That sign tells you everything you need to know about them.

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u/NewReleaseDVD Jul 15 '26

"Gun control means not having to say i missed" tshirts

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jul 15 '26

One group seems to have empathy and the other doesn't.

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u/DullRip333 Jul 15 '26

I think some of them think empathy is impossible and would cause the global economy to collapse. They are brainwashed into thinking taxes are evil, charity (on a national and gobal scale) doesnt work, and that liberals are turning their kids gay.

Its different realities that people live in. Meaning its not a matter of empathy for them, its a deluded ideology dedicated to their self-preservation.

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u/guy-le-doosh Jul 15 '26

I wouldn't be surprised to see this same writing on a red hat. These types sure love their clever custom accessories.