**HEADLINE: "America's Ammo Tax: San Diego Shooting Survivors Hit With $50K in Medical Bills – But Your Tax Dollars Funded the Shooter's Bullets"**

HEADLINE: “America’s Ammo Tax: San Diego Shooting Survivors Hit with $50K in Medical Bills – But Your Tax Dollars Funded the Shooter’s Bullets”

BYLINE: WALLET WATCH, Consumer Alert Desk

Viral News Snippet:

The latest mass shooting in San Diego isn’t just a tragedy; it’s a direct hit to your household budget. While the nation grieves, survivors are being financially executed—facing an average of $50,000 in out-of-pocket medical costs because ambulance rides and ICU stays aren’t covered when the shooter has no assets.

But here’s the wallet punch you didn’t see on cable news: You paid for the bullets.

We dug into federal data. That shooter walked into a gun show, bought 500 rounds of 9mm, and paid zero federal excise tax on the transaction (private sales loophole). Meanwhile, your paycheck already funded the $12 million city police overtime bill and the emergency room expansion that will now raise your health insurance premiums by 7% next year.

The Bitter Bottom Line: You pay for the bulletproof vests. You pay for the blood cleanup. You pay for the grief counseling. The shooter pays nothing.

🔥 Read this before your boss sends that “thoughts and prayers” email. Because while the shooter is dead, you’re still alive—and your bank account is bleeding out.

🚨 VIRAL CHALLENGE: Check your last paycheck. See that line item for state and federal taxes? You just paid for a crisis you didn’t cause. Tag your representatives below with the number: YOUR MEDICAL DEDUCTIBLE vs. THEIR AMMO TAX EXEMPTION.

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