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appalachiablue

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10. My same thoughts. Radical privatization has made major gains with bipartisan

Reply to KansDem (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 12:51 PM

Jun 2016

establishment support for decades. Altering direction requires major effort but change will and must come I believe.

K & R. Thanks for these important posts, I look forward to reading more.

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Ooh looks great underpants Jun 2016 #1

K&R Thanks for posting this. nt JEB Jun 2016 #2

Bookmarking for later. -nt- NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #3

This worries me the most... KansDem Jun 2016 #4

My same thoughts. Radical privatization has made major gains with bipartisan appalachiablue Jun 2016 #10

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KR&B (Kicked, recommended and bookmarked). Thanks for sharing! Auggie Jun 2016 #6

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K&R. Really interesting. Duval Jun 2016 #20