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22. K&R

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:57 PM

Nov 2024

Republicans have complained about taxes since Jesus walked the earth. E.g., they don't like paying taxes for schools "because they don't have any kids." That's not a cliché. I lived in the deep south one time and couldn't believe that someone would complain about such a thing. They howled! Can you imagine what kind of society this would be if no one had to pay taxes? It would be total chaos. No stoplights. No road repair. No fill in the blank. There could BE no society without taxes. One either likes civilized society or not. So which is it Republican trolls? Taxes are the reason we have a (somewhat, after this election) civilized society. Taxes are the charge for living and doing business in the USA.

I have always found (and I've been around for a while) Methodists to be pretty good people. (And no, I'm not one).

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K&R Blue Owl Nov 2024 #1

Architects will be forced to design bathrooms for trans people only... Justice matters. Nov 2024 #2

Rest Rooms should be like port a potty MacKasey Nov 2024 #6

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Maybe we can have a woman's portapotty. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #11

Dup deleted MacKasey Nov 2024 #8

For 1.14% of the population? I respectfully disagree. A bigger problem is... OhioBack2Blue Nov 2024 #15

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Read some of the comments - people blame the poor and see no problem with the oligarchs. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2024 #3

Let's all try to remember that Aviation Pro Nov 2024 #13

Some of them are already poor lame54 Nov 2024 #18

and so many of them still believe that Trump's wealth will Trickle Down. riversedge Nov 2024 #36

I see the same problem with the anti-government croud airplaneman Nov 2024 #33

It's the R party. R: Trust_Reality Nov 2024 #4

What a difference Macrophylla Nov 2024 #5

They do, they are building bunkers peregrinus Nov 2024 #25

All churches should do this. lindysalsagal Nov 2024 #7

Well, yeah, but... dchill Nov 2024 #10

It is the truth malaise Nov 2024 #12

DuRec leftstreet Nov 2024 #14

A blunt and effective message. Let's run on this in future elections. jalan48 Nov 2024 #16

That figure is from Oxfam in 2017. They own even more now! Ziggysmom Nov 2024 #17

We Must Shut Down These Single Mothers On Food Stamps! Mr.Bee Nov 2024 #19

Endless discussion about Minimum Wage Seinan Sensei Nov 2024 #21

I think you've got something there Seinann_Sensei ReRe Nov 2024 #23

Poor man wanna be rich; rich man wanna be king. And king ain't satisfied cuz he's got everything. Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #27

"...till he rules everything" Sorry; memory didn't serve well there! Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #28

Dr. Seuss had that one pegged 60 or 70 years ago DFW Nov 2024 #34

So did Percy Bysshe Shelley lonely bird Nov 2024 #35

Yes, that one was a classic DFW Nov 2024 #37

I loved those stories. Amazing illustrations. And Yertle got de-throned all right! Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #39

K&R ReRe Nov 2024 #22

The simplest economic fact .... Shoonra Nov 2024 #24

Truth! Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #26

K%R blueseas Nov 2024 #29

Generations will grow old and die waiting for the job creators to trickle it down. IronLionZion Nov 2024 #30

I think that I need to read up on the French Revolution.... Dan Nov 2024 #31

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This is what I have advocated in many of my threads-the rich keep screwing the pooch it will happen Stargazer99 Nov 2024 #40

Social Darwinism at its finest. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2024 #32