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imanamerican63

(13,817 posts) Thu Oct 12, 2017, 10:36 AM Oct 2017

If life doesn't kick you while you're down? Wait....

Trump and the GOP will! They are voting on a relief package to help the people of Puerto Rico and I just heard that are a lot of opposition against it, cuz it going raise the national debt! Really? No problems with passing 2 packages this alone and forget the other Americans?

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If life doesn't kick you while you're down? Wait.... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Oct 2017 OP

They sure as hell didn't care about the debt when W DK504 Oct 2017 #1

That is true too! imanamerican63 Oct 2017 #2

Tell them that we are at war with Puerto Rico - the money will be no object rurallib Oct 2017 #3

DK504

(3,847 posts)

1. They sure as hell didn't care about the debt when W

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 10:47 AM

Oct 2017

increased it by trillions with the illegal war in Iraq. Deficits don't matter unless their friends are getting tax breaks.

imanamerican63

(13,817 posts)

2. That is true too!

Reply to DK504 (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 10:52 AM

Oct 2017

rurallib

(62,451 posts)

3. Tell them that we are at war with Puerto Rico - the money will be no object

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 12:57 PM

Oct 2017

since they are so poorly informed they will never check on their own to see how the 'war' is going. Just give them some bogus info daily they won't know the difference.

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