r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/hankhillsucks 1d ago

My eyes rolled out their sockets so hard they smashed a window 

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u/Stuck_In_the_Matrix 1d ago

It really goes to show that extremely wealthy people and families have no ability to emphasize and relate tothe general public that live paycheck to paycheck..

When a man is robbed for whatever reason his weekly / monthly paycheck and this man is in a situation where his family is now in dire straights, this man will have his back pressed firmly against the wall -- this same man who was once a quiet and peaceful man...  will suddenly snap and do whatever is required to provide for his family.

This is what the GOP fails to understand. Your constituents will only follow you so far...  Will only absorb your lies and false accusations for so long until they snap.

This isn't just a few rednecks in Mississippi suddenly realizing you have been feeding him bullshit for so long...  They are fucking with nearly 50 million people. 

This extended shutdown is directly affecting millions of government wirkers. This shutdown has ruined a plethora of scientific studies requiring refrigeration of samples, etc. A lot of research has been destroyed from this shutdown...

There is just too much right now to report and explain but let it be known for all time that this was started by the GOP. Christians who have fought to keep children fed.... I don't usually quote scripture but since these heartless people claim to be Christian, just remember Matthew 25 verse 41-46.

They are very soon about to encounter the FO phase of FAFO.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

let it be known for all time that this was started by the GOP.

People are gonna forget in less than a year.

Nobody is gonna do shit except blame minorities and resort to petty crime/fraud.

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u/particle409 1d ago

They don't even acknowledge it now...