Isn't this the kind of thing the Mafia and gangs do to local businesses? Pay up for "protection"?
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Yes, thats the group he identifies with the most
Musk waiting for the horse head to show up in his bed.
Almost like he's been talking about this for like 2-3 years, and made it a significant point in his campaign. And fuckers still voted for him.
Imagine if insurances chose to pull out whenever they needed to pay out coverage...
That's not how this works
When is Trump going to pay back the $500bn the rest of NATO spent supporting the US in Afghanistan and Iraq?
They do, though. Tons of flood insurers and fire insurance companies mysteriously pulled out over hurricane and fire season in Florida and across the West Coast last year. It was a huge thing.
To be technical, they don't need to cover in these cases unless the buyer has specific coverage for these cases.
Firestorms, huricanes, floods, earthquakes, war etc are usually not covered unless specifically specified in the terms
The only thing the U.S. has to show for its massive national debt is its military. Since other countries don’t even want the U.S. to be world police that money should be spent on healthcare and light rail instead.
I’d genuinely feel safer if we kicked the US out of NATO at this point