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DFW

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10. I find them to be just as obsessed as anyone else about money, just focused differently
Sat Jul 24, 2021, 10:43 AM
Jul 2021

Their motto seems to really be, "if you're rich, you deserve it, and if you're poor, you deserve it."

If they are against higher taxes, it's not because they are all billionaires looking to hide cash they'll never live to spend anyway. There are less than 800 billionaires in the USA, where there are over 74 million Americans who voted for Trump. That leaves over 73,999,200 non-billionaire Trump voters. My opinion is that they just don't think there's anyone out there deserving of any of the goods or services the increased tax revenue could provide, including themselves (i.e. ignorance really IS bliss).

They don't seem overly concerned how anyone got their money, either. If you earned it honestly, fine. If you stole it, that's fine, too, as long as you didn't get caught (i.e. Trump, good, Madoff, bad). That other saying also applies to them: Steal $100 and you're a criminal, but steal $100 million, and you're a hero. To a Republican, put the criminal in jail, give the hero a nightly interview on Fox Noise, and all is right with the world.

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So he did not cause the accident piddyprints Jul 2021 #1
But maybe it was a small motorcycle. If he didn't see it, he didn't know it was there. So. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #7
Maybe his headlight wipers got rid of the pesky blood stains. erronis Jul 2021 #16
Article says large motorcycle with plenty of sparks and noise KS Toronado Jul 2021 #19
Big motorcycle and sparks were flying plus noise. yellowcanine Jul 2021 #23
How gullible are people to believe this shit? Obviously the GQPers are damn gullible. erronis Jul 2021 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #2
Republicans also want to raise taxes in Pa. The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #3
But they only raise taxes on us regular people Freddie Jul 2021 #4
I have been advocating that for 50 years. malthaussen Jul 2021 #6
I find them to be just as obsessed as anyone else about money, just focused differently DFW Jul 2021 #10
Add county surcharges on vehicle registration bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #13
The party of Dumb. North Shore Chicago Jul 2021 #5
Deplorable OMGWTF Jul 2021 #12
Naturally. +1 North Shore Chicago Jul 2021 #25
"Sparks flying" as he continued at a high rate of speed Bristlecone Jul 2021 #8
Great. So he could have started a fire, too. calimary Jul 2021 #14
I hate it when motorcycles stick to the front of my car and I don't notice. Maraya1969 Jul 2021 #9
"Imagine my surprise when I parked my car, and noticed a big motorcycle stuck to the front of it!" NBachers Jul 2021 #17
Occasionally Traveled That Stretch of the PA Turnpike modrepub Jul 2021 #11
Is that the highway that is comsidered one fo the worst areas in the US? obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #21
TRANSLATION: AZ8theist Jul 2021 #18
I'm in continual amazement at the "very fine people" on THAT side. Holy fuck. slumcamper Jul 2021 #20
He was simply Hell-bent on maintaining evidence. Simple, no? Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #22
Longer article with more detail csziggy Jul 2021 #24
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