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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I set fire to this house with all these people in it" said the fire chief
"and I need more money to fight fires like this"
"will you put this fire out?" asked the people
"No"
"Will you rescue the people in the house?"
"No."
"Will you at least stop setting houses on fire?
"No."
"Okay, here's your money."
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"I set fire to this house with all these people in it" said the fire chief (Original Post)
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
OP
Question: "Why did you vote to fund the arsonist?!?!" Answer: " I did it for the children!!"
uponit7771
Jun 2019
#8
Blue Owl
(58,617 posts)1. That's about it, isn't it...
TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)3. waiting for someone to give me a better analogy...
Ilsa
(64,028 posts)2. It's EXTORTION.
More criminal activity by trump.
superpatriotman
(6,821 posts)4. The arsonist is running the fire department
And the calls are coming from inside the house!
TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)5. and the fire station is burning
uponit7771
(93,504 posts)6. AMEN!!
uponit7771
(93,504 posts)8. Question: "Why did you vote to fund the arsonist?!?!" Answer: " I did it for the children!!"
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)9. I need to know what the chief did with the
money we already gave him.
TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)10. he bought kerosene and set the house on fire.
