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The GOP Sure Hates Gay People - SOME MORE NEWS (Original Post) clutterbox1830 May 2022 OP
They are looking for any kind of boogie man, some scrapgoat to blame for their failings as a party SWBTATTReg May 2022 #1
The name of the game with the Repughs is outrage. ificandream May 2022 #2

SWBTATTReg

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1. They are looking for any kind of boogie man, some scrapgoat to blame for their failings as a party
Wed May 11, 2022, 03:36 PM
May 2022

that doesn't stand for anything but bigotry and 'NO' to everything good, because it'll cause the deficits to go up. They have no legs to stand on, being that (1) Biden has made significant inroads on getting deficits down, the economy is roaring along, and yeah, sure the markets are down, but they have been going up and up forever it seems. Isn't it time for a cooling off period?

An update just out...

U.S. posts record $308 billion budget surplus in April as federal tax receipts surge
Market Watch

The numbers: The U.S. posted a budget surplus of $308 billion in April — the largest on record — owing to a big increase in federal taxes and lower spending after the end of government stimulus.

Based on current trends, the government could register a budget deficit of under $1 trillion in fiscal 2022 for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Key details: The amount of taxes collected last month almost doubled to $864 billion — also a record high — from $439 billion a year ago.

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