Donald Trump‘s presidency has made the US the laughing inventory of your complete world, full cease. Some latest highlights embody Trump‘s tantrum in front of Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the dismantling of the Department Of Education, giving Canada and Mexico endless whiplash with his “TARIFFS! NEVERMIND!” approach, and letting absolute fucking maniac Elon Musk taking his ill-advised Twitter approach to the government. I might maintain going, however I might be right here all day and my fingers would ultimately flip to bloody stumps from all of the typing.
Regardless of all that – regardless of each even semi-rational particular person scratching their heads questioning what’s going on as democracy commits suicide on the worldwide stage with a knife manufactured from billionaire’s cash – System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan appears to suppose this can be a good factor. In an interview with Lilian Tahmasian, Dolmayan mentioned he feels Trump is bringing “a bit of sanity again” earlier than taking the very Trumpian stance of including that he thinks that “no matter what you hear on the market.” Fuck the information, proper?
“I am glad he gained, as a result of it brings a bit of sanity again,” mentioned Dolmayan. “No matter what you hear on the market, it is way more sane with him than it was with out him.
“We want legislation and order. Similar to you lock your door at night time, you don’t need any individual coming to your own home when you may have safe borders. We want folks coming to this nation. All of us got here to this nation. And we want extra folks coming in. And the US ought to at all times be a bastion for those who want it. Perhaps they get oppression come what may of their nations and they should depart. Or perhaps they simply need a contemporary begin. Or perhaps they wanna be a part of one thing that is distinctive and fascinating like the US. And they need to be allowed to try this, however do it a sure approach — pay taxes, no matter it is advisable do, and stay your life.”
Dolmayan the went on to lament that there are too many taxes placed on small companies and never sufficient on firms. Dolmayan additionally mentions that there are “too many authorities jobs” and “an excessive amount of regulation usually,” which I imply… yeah, tax the companies, however regulation and authorities jobs make the federal government and the nation work. The federal government shouldn’t be run like a enterprise, and enterprise should not be run like a authorities. They’re two separate issues with two separate capabilities.
And if we have been actually involved about cash, perhaps ending company bailouts (taking a look at you airways) and making folks like Trump and Musk pay their taxes is an effective begin? Absolutely John Smith making $70,000 as a federal worker is not sinking the whole lot, however Tesla and Amazon paying no taxes is a reasonably large fucking downside.
“Look, the companies do not give a shit,” mentioned Dolmayan. “They’re backed by the federal government half the time, and the opposite half the time they’re taking cash from stockholders. They are not incomes it. So for them to pay 50 {dollars}, 75 {dollars}, all these advantages, it is easy. They do not give a shit. They’re simply pushing it down the road. They are not gonna pay for it. It is the subsequent CEO that’ll cowl it. However if you happen to’re a mom-and-pop small enterprise proprietor, you open up a retailer, you save up cash, you’re employed someplace else, you save up cash. All of your earnings go. Now you open up a enterprise. Now you have gotta get this license, this license. And God forbid you do not pay a payment?
“California doesn’t like small companies. They wanna crush small companies. They need you to rely closely on firms and the federal government. However I’ve information for you. Firms will solely keep right here till it is not worthwhile. As soon as it is not worthwhile, they may depart. It doesn’t matter what they inform you, they’re concerning the greenback on the finish of the day. Small companies, they’re what construct a rustic, as a result of they make use of way more folks than firms will. And I believe we now have too many authorities jobs. There’s an excessive amount of regulation usually. Too many taxes.
“So far as politically — proper, left, makes no distinction to me. It is who’s doing unsuitable right now. So, if the conservatives go approach off on the proper and turn out to be too non secular or regardless of the case could also be, the place they’re infringing on folks, then I am gonna be with the Democrats at that time, as a result of I am not a politician and I do not give a shit concerning the political events. I am a realist. And no matter’s good for folks, that is what I am gonna struggle for. So I will at all times be the enemy. I can by no means win.”
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