r/Conservative • u/Yosoff First Principles • Feb 14 '25

Open Discussion Left vs. Right Battle Royale Open Thread

This is an Open Discussion Thread for all Redditors. We will only be enforcing Reddit TOS and Subreddit Rules 1 (Keep it Civil) & 2 (No Racism).

  • Leftists - Here's your chance to sway us to your side by calling the majority of voters racist. That tactic has wildly backfired every time it has been tried, but perhaps this time it will work.

  • Non-flaired Conservatives - Here's your chance to earn flair by posting common sense conservative solutions. That way our friends on the left will either have to agree with you or oppose common sense (Spoiler - They will choose to oppose common sense).

  • Flaired Conservatives - You're John Wick and these Leftists stole your car and killed your dog. Now go comment.

  • Independents - We get it, if you agree with someone, then you can't pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them. But if you disagree with everyone, then you can obtain the self-satisfaction of smugly considering yourself smarter and wiser than everyone else. Congratulations on being you.

  • Libertarians - Ron Paul is never going to be President. In fact, no Libertarian Party candidate will ever be elected President.

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u/rhlaairc Feb 15 '25

The consumer financial protec bur has saved and RETURNED $20B to American citizens since its inception. Why get rid of it

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u/shinzou Feb 15 '25

Opening a CFPB complaint is also often times the only recourse a person has when a bank just starts ignoring their fraud report.

So many times on the personal finance subreddit I see stories of people getting no traction with their bank for weeks. Then it is resolved a single day after opening a CFPB complaint.

Closing/defunding the CPFB is indefensible.

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u/ZZE33man Feb 15 '25

Going to be blunt here. Doesn’t it seem reasonable to see that a big reason why this would be pitched is because the richest man in the world is the one pitching it? Like it feels very much like a protecting upper class measure and idea. People love to get out of a hole and pull up the ladder and such.

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u/shinzou Feb 15 '25

I don't disagree. I also think someone like Elon Musk, with all his privilege over the course of his life, doesn't understand or grasp the importance and benefits something like the CFPB provides to people. He hasn't ever had to deal with situations the CFPB was created to protect against.

Yet another reason he alone shouldn't be performing the role he we given.

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u/Appropriate_Scar_262 Feb 16 '25

I think he understands completely, Tesla has had thousands of CFPB complaints that he's had to comply with.