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forgotmylogin

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Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:08 PM Jul 2017

"This house has a few problems..."

"Okay, so called "Habitat for Humanity" you built this house in one week, but I see places where the roof isn't finished and the carpet isn't in yet. Okay, TAER IT DOWN."

"But...the family is set to move in this weekend..."

"They'll have to find their own house now because this one is obviously failing. We will build them a new house. It will be sooooo much better, soooo affordable. The residents will be soooooo tired of loving their inexpensive house that costs them $12 a year. Bring on my construction crew with the plans for TRUMPITAT FOR SOME HUMANS!"

(Eight years later.)

"Okay! Here are the plans for the new house! Let's TAER THIS ONE DOWN..."

"But...the family has been living here for nearly a decade."

"This house is failing. TAER IT DOWN I SAY. See the blueprints here for the new better house."

"But...this is drawn on a wet napkin."

"It's so much more affordable!"

"I can't even read this. And you're kicking this established family out of their home... They're doing well enough..."

"Those gutters are RUSTY."

"Well, they were the inexpensive metal ones donated, and they've been up for a year. Of course minor repairs can be made but..."

"TAER IT DOWN. TRUMPITAT FOR HUMILILORNITY SHALL DELIVER WHAT THIS FAMILY NEEDS TO MAKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GREAT AGAIN!"

"But...this napkin has just a bunch of squares and a 2d driveway and a bunch of middle fingers and one that says ... Trump? I think?"

"

It will be the most beautiful house..."

"There are no measurements, no details..."

"WELL WHAT IDEAS HAVE YOU BROUGHT TO THE GODDAMN TABLE?"

(Motions to the existing house.)

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The "lowest common denominator" is ACA. Let's build on that and fix the gutters instead of starting from scratch.

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"This house has a few problems..." (Original Post) forgotmylogin Jul 2017 OP
Clever analogy. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #1
Looks similar to one of those new streamlined Environmental Impact Studies that Trump wants. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #2
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