Yeah a lot of the reasons I won't be voting conservative this time have already happened and I've already mentioned.
Like Troutman said, the war on science is high on the list. And that plays directly into the next reason, their war on environment and environment science.
Then you've got the crime bill, specifically the drug and internet portions. We don't need to be putting more people in prison, that isn't going to help. If we really need more space in prison fine, build one or two more, but we shouldn't be making laws that put more people into prison. Nor do we need our personal liberties under tighter scrutiny.
The F-35 replacement was a huge mess. The omnibus bill was a huge mess.
These last scandals are just a drop in the bucket. But they do indicate a government that could really give a crap about the people that voted them in. As mentioned, the actual money behind it might be next to nothing in the grand scheme of things, and a small amount compared to past scandals of previous parties.
But this government ran on promises of transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. And this scandal torpedoes any remaining credibility they had on any of those issues. It's truly a big FU to the people who though this government would do those things it ran on.
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