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Poll Results:  Are the Massive Spending Bills Good or Bad for Our Country?

Good & Long Overdue!   37.8% 37.8 % (212)
Bad & Will Damage Country!   62.2% 62.2 % (349)


Total Votes: 561

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-28 13:59:44   By: Anonymous
 
Everyone knows this is a bridge too far. Leftists are just too afraid to admit it.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-29 13:14:14   By: Anonymous
     
    Like most things in life and what's wrong with this poll, there is neither a right nor wrong answer. We need money for true infrastructure and the wealthy should be paying more but both parties are too dug in in extreme right and left positions. You can be sure if they hold government hostage once again like a few years back, we'll all pay.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:14:56   By: Anonymous
       
      But why did the GOP play this stupid game where they spend the money but pretend we're not going to pay the credit card? Surely everyone see through that.

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    Re: America First - forever. . .
    Posted on: 2021-10-03 10:39:02   By: Anonymous
     
    Nothing Worthwhile here in Comments. . .

    Sad to think we are this stupid. . .

    America & America First, will Dominate 2022 Elections. . .

    Land of the Free & Home of the Brave Always Wins. . .

    Socialist leaning citizens and non-citizens please take your non-sense somewhere else - We have had about enough of your anti-American garbage!

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-10-17 15:02:21   By: Anonymous
     
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LET'S GO BRANDON IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LEAVE THEM BEHIND BIDEN IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Open Borders are.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Inflation is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a weak, senile, old, pathetic COWARD In CHIEF is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as stabbing your Allies in the back would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as begging OPEC for more oil would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having your VP hire child actors to make her look good would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having you murder and violent crime rise at LEAST 29% has.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having more deaths from COVID WHEN YOU WERE GIVEN 3 VACCINES AND YOU STILL HAVE 3 MONTHS LEFT IN THE YEAR
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a drug addict, sexual predator, pedophile, kicked out of the military, fuk his brother's wife as your brother is dying, son when your the president and say " I couldn't be prouder of him"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as leaving American citizens behind, in a hostile country, and your Allies behind, and blame everyone else for your own stupidity. Actually nothing could be worse when YOU are allegedly the "Commander In Chief" for doing that, you should be Court-Martialed and thrown in the Brig.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as your stupidity in the killing of 13 military personnel, and the wounding of 18 others, two still in critical condition AND THE DEATHS OF OVER 200 CIVILIANS BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as KILLING SEVEN CHILDREN IN A DRONE STRIKE and calling it a " RIGHTEOUS KILLING"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as THE STUPIDITY, THE IGNORANCE of the democrat/ socialist cult's voters, possibly the dumbest people on the planet to actually vote for someone who hid in a basent and his toughest question was about his ice cream flavor.

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      Re: biden rtocks
      Posted on: 2021-11-07 09:04:13   By: Anonymous
       
      Bull*bleep* mr chomo.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-10-17 15:02:31   By: Anonymous
     
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LET'S GO BRANDON IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LEAVE THEM BEHIND BIDEN IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Open Borders are.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Inflation is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a weak, senile, old, pathetic COWARD In CHIEF is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as stabbing your Allies in the back would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as begging OPEC for more oil would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having your VP hire child actors to make her look good would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having you murder and violent crime rise at LEAST 29% has.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having more deaths from COVID WHEN YOU WERE GIVEN 3 VACCINES AND YOU STILL HAVE 3 MONTHS LEFT IN THE YEAR
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a drug addict, sexual predator, pedophile, kicked out of the military, fuk his brother's wife as your brother is dying, son when your the president and say " I couldn't be prouder of him"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as leaving American citizens behind, in a hostile country, and your Allies behind, and blame everyone else for your own stupidity. Actually nothing could be worse when YOU are allegedly the "Commander In Chief" for doing that, you should be Court-Martialed and thrown in the Brig.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as your stupidity in the killing of 13 military personnel, and the wounding of 18 others, two still in critical condition AND THE DEATHS OF OVER 200 CIVILIANS BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as KILLING SEVEN CHILDREN IN A DRONE STRIKE and calling it a " RIGHTEOUS KILLING"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as THE STUPIDITY, THE IGNORANCE of the democrat/ socialist cult's voters, possibly the dumbest people on the planet to actually vote for someone who hid in a basent and his toughest question was about his ice cream flavor.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-10-17 15:03:11   By: Anonymous
     
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LET'S GO BRANDON IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as LEAVE THEM BEHIND BIDEN IS.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Open Borders are.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as Inflation is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a weak, senile, old, pathetic COWARD In CHIEF is.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as stabbing your Allies in the back would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as begging OPEC for more oil would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having your VP hire child actors to make her look good would be.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having you murder and violent crime rise at LEAST 29% has.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having more deaths from COVID WHEN YOU WERE GIVEN 3 VACCINES AND YOU STILL HAVE 3 MONTHS LEFT IN THE YEAR
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as having a drug addict, sexual predator, pedophile, kicked out of the military, fuk his brother's wife as your brother is dying, son when your the president and say " I couldn't be prouder of him"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as leaving American citizens behind, in a hostile country, and your Allies behind, and blame everyone else for your own stupidity. Actually nothing could be worse when YOU are allegedly the "Commander In Chief" for doing that, you should be Court-Martialed and thrown in the Brig.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as your stupidity in the killing of 13 military personnel, and the wounding of 18 others, two still in critical condition AND THE DEATHS OF OVER 200 CIVILIANS BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE.
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as KILLING SEVEN CHILDREN IN A DRONE STRIKE and calling it a " RIGHTEOUS KILLING"
    This spending bill is as bad for this country as THE STUPIDITY, THE IGNORANCE of the democrat/ socialist cult's voters, possibly the dumbest people on the planet to actually vote for someone who hid in a basent and his toughest question was about his ice cream flavor.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-25 08:57:41   By: Anonymous
       
      This is great for the poor socialist in the country, now we can get more money to stay home. I didn't ask to be born, to have to be a slave to a country that doesn't appreciate me for who I am. Just because I wasn't born into money and nothing left to me to live like the elite Republican or Conservatives doesn't make me less important than any of them. Just because I'm a struggling artist I should be paid a salary to help me stay on my feet to continue until my successful journey comes to light. Like Picasso's work, I too am multi-talented in the art world of sculpture, painting and drawings and self taught. Many people saying I'm very talented, I'll admit at this time in my life not as talented as Picasso but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and being in my mid twenties one day I know that I will be a well known artist, and put our community on the map as to where I was born and many here will no doubt use my name to promote some type of business to enrich themselves and their loved ones. I'm not greedy and I will see this as a compliment as long as they not soil my name.
      So this bill will be great for the poorer people of this country, and one day a great boom to this county because of my work.

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-11-11 09:35:03   By: Anonymous
         
        The conservatives are not for the rich. The Dems are. I was a Dem for 30 years, and my beliefs are still the same. The Dems are not the same. The Conservatives are for the working man now. Look at all the Elites voting for Democrats. Things have changed since Obama was in, because of him. I had to walkaway from the left.

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-11-24 11:16:31   By: Anonymous
           
          Yep. Black man gets elected President, and the white red necks walk across the street -- call it what you will, but by any definition, it all comes back to racism.

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            Re:
            Posted on: 2021-12-08 04:28:36   By: Anonymous
             
            Only a racist wouldn't be able to see past a person's skin color to recognize bad policy for what it is.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-28 14:45:01   By: Anonymous
 
Naw, let’s let our bridges and roads go even more to sh*t so that the billionaires don’t have any taxes.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-28 14:55:31   By: Anonymous
     
    Oh my god! That’s hilarious!! Read the thing before you speak! Lol

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-28 14:55:31   By: Anonymous
     
    Oh my god! That’s hilarious!! Read the thing before you speak! Lol

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-09-29 07:26:00   By: Anonymous
       
      Oh my god! That's hilarious! Don't double post moron!

      [Reply ]

      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-09-29 07:26:00   By: Anonymous
       
      Oh my god! That's hilarious! Don't double post moron!

      [Reply ]

      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-17 15:06:11   By: Anonymous
       
      LET'S GO BRANDON! LET'S GO BRANDON!! LET'S GO BRANDON!!!


      [Reply ]

    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-28 16:30:57   By: Anonymous
     
    Its now human infrastructure Bob. I thought that was slavery? Not in the left's 2021.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-09-28 18:39:15   By: Anonymous
       
      What's wrong with lowering the Medicare age and having it pay for hearing aids and teeth?
      What's wrong with universal T-kindergargen?
      What's wrong with paid family leave?
      What's wrong with paid sick leave?
      What's wrong with keeping the child tax credit?
      What's wrong with subsidized child care?
      What's wrong with paying for in home Healthcare for seniors?
      What's wrong with improving schools?

      All of it paid for by making the obscenely wealthy pay taxes.

      Seriously, what's the problem here?


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        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-09-29 07:05:43   By: Anonymous
         
        HAHAHATALIBANJOEHAHAHA

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-09-29 07:27:34   By: Anonymous
           
          ^HAHA YOUR DAUGHTERS A TRAMP HAHAHA!

          [Reply ]

            Re:
            Posted on: 2021-10-01 12:33:04   By: Anonymous
             
            Ивашка трампа - model for every family.

            [Reply ]

          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-09-29 07:33:42   By: Anonymous
           
          What other president had the guts to get us out of a pointless endless war?

          [Reply ]

            Re:
            Posted on: 2021-09-30 10:40:48   By: Anonymous
             
            Biden and guts in same sentence?

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              Re:
              Posted on: 2021-10-07 09:26:15   By: Anonymous
               
              Hi john

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            Re:
            Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:11:25   By: Anonymous
             
            Oddly enough, Nixon did as well. So that's a thing. Biden and Nixon. Both did the right thing when everyone was looking.

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-09-29 13:11:47   By: Anonymous
         
        Because Republicans have convinced the common man that it's socialism though nothing could be further from the truth. And the ones making the most noise are hardly earning over $400K annually.

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:13:54   By: Anonymous
           
          Repubs... and Fox news. It 'sells ads' to rally up the base on fresh meat like this. And if you've one of those people who believe fox, facts don't really matter. They still haven't reported on the Arizona audit.

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          Re: America First - forever. . .
          Posted on: 2021-10-03 10:40:52   By: Anonymous
           
          Nothing Worthwhile here in Comments. . .

          Sad to think we are this stupid. . .

          America & America First, will Dominate 2022 Elections. . .

          Land of the Free & Home of the Brave Always Wins. . .

          Socialist leaning citizens and non-citizens please take your non-sense somewhere else - We have had about enough of your anti-American garbage!

          [Reply ]

        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-09-29 19:33:36   By: Anonymous
         
        Look what is happening to the costs of just about everything!! Regular citizens now have to compete with the free, government purchased or government subsidised commodities.

        You ain't seen nothing yet. "Free" is about to get very, very expensive for everyone.

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-09-29 20:15:44   By: Anonymous
           
          You’re missing the part where the billionaires get taxed.

          Before the pandemic, there was 1 person worth $100 billion. Now there are 10.

          Before the pandemic, those 10 people were worth $650 billion. Now they are worth $1.4 trillion.



          [Reply ]

        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:12:48   By: Anonymous
         
        Do you mean like every other civilized western country has? NOTHING! Sadly this country is now about #9 on the 'best places to live and work' lists because we don't have those things.

        And we wonder why all the best comp sci grads are going to Canada...

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        Re: Whats wrong with it you ask?
        Posted on: 2021-12-05 19:08:18   By: Anonymous
         
        What's wrong with it, is that we already can receive all of it. Right now in 2021. Do your research please! The Democrat's will lie and do anything they can to get groups of people to believe their lies. All the items you listed above are already being used by many. The same people who qualify now for these items will continue to qualify in the future. The key word is: Qualify. The Democrat's are misleading so many, that people believe that everyone in the United States will be able to receive the items you listed above for free. That is simply not the facts of the bill. Go straight to the source for your facts. Read the actual bill itself, I know it is extremely long and boring, but at least when done, you know the truth. Everyone will not qualify for the free items in your list. Just like now, only certain income groups will qualify. No change there.

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:34:32   By: Anonymous
     
    Exactly. If you earn $400k or more, I understand you're view on this. But everyone else? Jesus... we've been carrying this country too long as working class people. Time for the wealthy to pitch in.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-29 11:36:05   By: Anonymous
 
Republicans added 8 trillion dollars of national debt during the Trump administration and didn’t even build the wall

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-09-29 19:35:00   By: Anonymous
     
    You mean the Dems who wouldn't let them finish it? Would come in handy now don't ya think?

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:08:51   By: Anonymous
       
      Wait... wasn't the plan for Mexico to pay? Even the orange guy didn't want tax payers paying for it. remember?

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-12-08 04:40:24   By: Anonymous
         
        By the same logic, why bother increasing the debt ceiling when BBB is fully paid for? Reconciliation can only be used for items that will have a substantial impact on the budget, so why would democrats use it to pass a bill that costs $0? Hmmm.....

        If the massive spending bill is such a great idea, then why don't democrats just pass it already.



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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-03 19:48:26   By: Anonymous
       
      That wall was a joke. I had blocked it out of my mind it was such a silly effort.

      And now it's all falling over. THat was money well spent.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-09-30 16:02:58   By: Anonymous
 
You haven't seen anything yet - wait until the trump gets back in for REAL spending!

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    Re: Spending?
    Posted on: 2021-10-01 17:50:32   By: Anonymous
     
    No matter what side of the bed you crawled out from if you don't have the money don't spend it!!! We can't spend like that at home and our government shouldn't spend money they don't have, regardless who the president is.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-01 23:10:04   By: Anonymous
       
      I don't see it. What specific part is a bridge too far? You don't like investing in "Funding to be used to address forest fires, "?



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        Re: America & America First. . .
        Posted on: 2021-10-03 11:31:01   By: Anonymous
         
        Nothing Worthwhile here in Comments. . .

        Sad to think we are this stupid. . .

        America & America First, will Dominate 2022 Elections. . .

        Land of the Free & Home of the Brave Always Wins. . .

        Socialist leaning citizens and non-citizens please take your non-sense somewhere else - We have had about enough of your anti-American garbage!

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          Re: America & America First. . .
          Posted on: 2021-10-03 19:46:48   By: Anonymous
           
          I'm unclear how 'bridges and highways' are socialism.

          Sound like you just don't like progress to me. But that's your prerogative, I suppose.

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            Re: America & America First. . .
            Posted on: 2021-10-04 08:31:31   By: Anonymous
             
            You are completely uninformed and clearly do not understand this piece of legislation!

            -OR-

            You are a dedicated communist that thinks Americans do not see the implications of this communist driven agenda!

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              Re: America & America First. . .
              Posted on: 2021-10-04 10:15:49   By: Anonymous
               
              What part of this is communist? Or are you just using that word wrong again because you don't know what it means but it sounds scary.

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              Re: America & America First. . .
              Posted on: 2021-10-25 09:03:48   By: Anonymous
               
              Maybe you should come to NYC and buy one of my finger paintings? For you a special deal, say only $250,000 and I'll let you get an appointment to meet my Dad? To make it a done deal, bring an 8 ball of crack and a couple of whores or just Kamala and you can have dinner with Dad, Jill and me.

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            Re: America & America First. . .
            Posted on: 2021-12-08 04:47:53   By: Anonymous
             
            Bridges and highways are included in the Infrastructure Bill, which is clearly not what anybody in these comments is objecting to. It's the skid mark legislation -- the "what's left after the important crap has been removed" bill people object to. People with any sense, anyway.

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          Re: America & America First. . .
          Posted on: 2021-10-04 08:46:07   By: Anonymous
           
          Fixed it for you.


          Nothing Worthwhile here in the above Comment, anyway. . . .

          Sad to think we are this stupid. . . and once supported MAGA and the CA Recall.

          Progressive agendas that promote America & America First, will Dominate 2022 Elections. . .

          Land of the Free & Home of the Brave Always Wins. . .

          Terrorists who support the 1/6 Insurrectionsists and Anti-vaxxers citizens and non-citizens please take your non-sense somewhere else - We have had about enough of your anti-American garbage!


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Spending and Debt
Posted on: 2021-10-03 12:31:58   By: Anonymous
 
Underlined TextWake up! This spending Trillions of dollars, that is Trillion with a T. Will put our Country into bankruptcy and will destroy our children and grandchildren’s future. They will be living under a socialist government. Is that what you want??

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    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-10-03 19:46:08   By: Anonymous
     
    I called this in as bad for the country for one reason. Eleven percent of the bill, Trillions of Dollars, goes to what the Dems claim it goes to, infrastructure. This country is always giving our tax payer money to too many countries, billions upon billions of dollars every year. The left does it, the right does it, and most of the times they're doing it for a favor owed or a future business deal for family or friends or themselves.

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      Re:
      Posted on: 2021-10-07 22:00:24   By: Anonymous
       
      Meh. Most of the time we're doing it because it's cheaper to buy a country's loyalty and enforce their behavior than it is to invade. We should have done it with Afganistan. We do it with all the other puppet regimes.

      Call it foreign aid. But it's really 'vote our way at the UN, and don't do stupid things' aid.

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        Re:
        Posted on: 2021-11-03 17:52:22   By: Anonymous
         
        bUT i PERSONALLY WANT TO HELP FUND pELOSI PARK , in s.F. What's so wrong with that?? I believe they are only asking for $200 million to do this...hell, just a drop of water compared to the trillions$ of other dollars the *bleep*s want to fund. When does sanity come back?????? So happy Nancy is not my Aunt.....how embarrassing!!!!!!

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          Re:
          Posted on: 2021-11-03 17:59:25   By: Anonymous
           
          And I tried to vote twice but the pine tree said no...this is not fair. Must be racist or some other idiot thing. Don't all Dems want to vote multiple times??????

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-11-11 08:23:34   By: Anonymous
 
Depends on the bill and what the money is spent on.

We spend way too much on other countries. It is time to spend the money on the USA improvements and the American people.

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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-11-11 08:24:25   By: Anonymous
 
Depends on the bill and what the money is spent on.

We spend way too much on other countries. It is time to spend the money on the USA improvements and the American people.

[Reply ]

    Re:
    Posted on: 2021-12-13 10:03:36   By: Anonymous
     
    I don't know... Foreign Aid is a LOT cheaper than a war. Had we been giving foreign aid to Afganistan at 30% of what we paid each year for our 20 year war, we could have saved a lot of lives, and prevented the Taliban.

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