Donald Trump‘s presidency has made the US the laughing inventory of your entire world, full cease. Some latest highlights embody Trump‘s tantrum in entrance of Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the dismantling of the Division Of Schooling, giving Canada and Mexico countless whiplash together with his “TARIFFS! NEVERMIND!” strategy, and letting absolute fucking maniac Elon Musk taking his ill-advised Twitter strategy to the federal government. I would hold going, however I would be right here all day and my fingers would finally 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 assume this can be a good factor. In an interview with Lilian Tahmasian, Dolmayan mentioned he feels Trump is bringing “just a little sanity again” earlier than taking the very Trumpian stance of including that he thinks that “regardless of what you hear on the market.” Fuck the information, proper?
“I am glad he gained, as a result of it brings just a little sanity again,” mentioned Dolmayan. “No matter what you hear on the market, it is rather more sane with him than it was with out him.
“We want legislation and order. Identical to you lock your door at night time, you do not need someone coming to your own home when you’ve gotten safe borders. We want folks coming to this nation. All of us got here to this nation. And we’d like extra folks coming in. And the US ought to all the time 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 desire a contemporary begin. Or perhaps they wanna be a part of one thing that is distinctive and attention-grabbing like the US. And they need to be allowed to try this, however do it a sure means — pay taxes, no matter you must do, and reside your life.”
Dolmayan the went on to lament that there are too many taxes placed on small companies and never sufficient on companies. Dolmayan additionally mentions that there are “too many authorities jobs” and “an excessive amount of regulation normally,” which I imply… yeah, tax the firms, 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? Certainly John Smith making $70,000 as a federal worker is not sinking all the things, however Tesla and Amazon paying no taxes is a fairly large fucking drawback.
“Look, the firms do not give a shit,” mentioned Dolmayan. “They’re sponsored 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 should you’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 companies and the federal government. However I’ve information for you. Companies will solely keep right here till it is not worthwhile. As soon as it is not worthwhile, they are going to depart. It doesn’t matter what they let you know, they’re in regards to 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 companies will. And I feel we’ve got too many authorities jobs. There’s an excessive amount of regulation normally. Too many taxes.
“So far as politically — proper, left, makes no distinction to me. It is who’s doing improper at the moment. So, if the conservatives go means off on the correct and change into too spiritual 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 in regards to the political events. I am a realist. And no matter’s good for folks, that is what I am gonna battle for. So I am going to all the time be the enemy. I can by no means win.”
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