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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 12:47 AM Apr 2013

means testing vis-a-vis gun laws

LEFT: if you begin means testing, it's a slippery slope to the end of SS and Medicare

RIGHT: if you ban assault rifles, it's a slippery slope to taking all of our guns away

Overreactions? Both seemed to be saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." I guess Americans on both sides feel betrayed by their government and don't trust it to do the reasonable thing.

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means testing vis-a-vis gun laws (Original Post) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 OP

Trust is a rare commodity these days. defacto7 Apr 2013 #1

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

1. Trust is a rare commodity these days.

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 12:54 AM

Apr 2013

I have much less than ever before.

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