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8. And isn't it nice that Texas has nothing else to spend money on?

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 07:23 PM

Feb 2019

When this blows a big hole through the state budget, will Texas turn to the federal government for reimbursement? What are they going to do when the Trump administration stiffs them? What will get cut? And how will the governor spin it so that he doesn't take the blame for burning through a big pile of money?

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Oh, they will just cut some unessential Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #9

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