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riversedge

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 02:30 AM Aug 2025

Robert Reich:: Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire

I have to wonder if Trump will ever pull the Nat Guard out of DC????


Robert Reich
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Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.

Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.



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Robert Reich:: Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2025 OP
Trump loves being king. The rest of it is unimportant. Biophilic Aug 2025 #1
Hey, nobody ever said putting a dictatorship in place would be CHEAP. (nt) Paladin Aug 2025 #2

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