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brooklynite
Sep 2020
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onethatcares
(16,969 posts)1. I like the wording
" Senator selection chosen in order of checks received" Who says our government can't be purchased with a few well placed checks?
Ahh,Wisconsin, what has happened to you?
before you jump all over me, it's our entire system, It's based on buying people, sadly the workers aren't worth much to anyone.
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)2. "Purchased" is such an ugly word.....don't you mean "rented"?
onethatcares
(16,969 posts)3. I was going to use
"Whored out" but I see your point. More like a payday loan on the outskirts of a military base. My bad.
stillcool
(34,407 posts)4. the 'in order' has to mean
in order of the amount.