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Ocelot II

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2. "Fiscal conservatism" is bullshit. They're happy to fritter away taxpayer money

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 10:30 AM

May 2022

on things they like - like border walls and monitoring abortions. It's just a code word for hating social programs that help the disadvantaged and the environment..

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One Republican came out. [View all] Baitball Blogger May 2022 OP

The last thing I would call a Republican is fiscally conservative. Emile May 2022 #1

"Fiscal conservatism" is bullshit. They're happy to fritter away taxpayer money Ocelot II May 2022 #2

Greed and choosing to be unsympathetic. NCDem47 May 2022 #3

We need to educate them. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #4

"fiscal conservative" is just another way of saying "I'm a selfish prick!" dawg May 2022 #5

Truth! RicROC May 2022 #6

K&R, MAGA is in ***NO WAY*** fiscally conservative US debt to GDP increases every time they're uponit7771 May 2022 #7

Interesting that after decades of evidence drray23 May 2022 #8