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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill (www.npr.org)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“Pork” on a bill has been a problem for decades.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

This is not the definition of "pork" in a bill. This is an additive that has nothing to do with the bill, sure, but "pork" is when someone diverts funds to their cause with no direct reason to have it in the bill.

SINGLE ISSUE BILLS, FOLKS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

so youre saying tik tok is addictive

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Think they mean addition

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yes. Corrected.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Why do you think pork needs to be actual dollars?

I'll bet you that many congress folks already own stock in whatever company is most likely to pick up US Tiktok.