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erronis

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3. of course he doesn'tcare about US. And he get's his real money under the table.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 05:47 PM

Mar 2018

It's only the poor US taxpayer suckers that actually send $s to the Treasury.

Congress-critters get a mere pittance ($200,000+?) for their fantastic service to US. Of course this doesn't pay for fine mansions in the DC suburbs as well as keeping little Spousey happy at home. Let alone the accoutrements that eating/living/fucking well entail (can't let down our constituents expecations!!!) Gotta fund this through some back-alley dealings. (The back-alley is known as K Street.)

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I think I know where the idea for tariffs on aluminum comes from. Mitch McConnell [View all] tonyt53 Mar 2018 OP

Well that and he has done this to personally make money somehow, of course. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1

of course he doesn'tcare about US. And he get's his real money under the table. erronis Mar 2018 #3

And why the EU Commission President specifically suggested a tariff on bourbon in reply jberryhill Mar 2018 #2

K&R, important cause it's Ryan and McConnell who continue to enable Red Don uponit7771 Mar 2018 #4