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RandySF

(84,325 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2018, 02:12 AM Oct 2018

Michigan Republicans take out a $500k loan to save their State Senate majority

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Clarification after re-checking with Senate GOP. It's a $500,000 loan. Shows, though, it's getting serious in the final stretch. #mileg

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Michigan Republicans take out a $500k loan to save their State Senate majority (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2018 OP

Wow, that's pretty desperate PatSeg Oct 2018 #1

Wow. Where are all those corporate donors? Raven123 Oct 2018 #2

a lot of money is going to trump JI7 Oct 2018 #3

'Loan' ? empedocles Oct 2018 #4

Taking a mortgage out on thier continuing efforts to mortgage our futures ... marble falls Oct 2018 #5

What banker would OK a loan like that? DFW Oct 2018 #6

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)

1. Wow, that's pretty desperate

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 02:56 AM

Oct 2018

I wonder what they used for collateral!

Raven123

(7,797 posts)

2. Wow. Where are all those corporate donors?

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 03:42 AM

Oct 2018

JI7

(93,618 posts)

3. a lot of money is going to trump

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 03:52 AM

Oct 2018

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

4. 'Loan' ?

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 04:04 AM

Oct 2018

marble falls

(71,936 posts)

5. Taking a mortgage out on thier continuing efforts to mortgage our futures ...

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 04:33 AM

Oct 2018

smells of desperation to me.

DFW

(60,189 posts)

6. What banker would OK a loan like that?

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 04:42 AM

Oct 2018

What was put up to secure the loan, the rights to the water supply of the city of Flint?

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