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Egnever

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4. Cool! Next can you list all the companies that make money by

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 02:36 PM

Aug 2013

fostering distrust of government?

Nah probably not, surely there's nothing to be gained by trying to derail the current administration with a constant barrage of over hyped scandal. IRS targetting of tea party, bengazi...

Just saying.

Our defense spending is out of control no question.

I have very little fear of terrorism, never have had simply because as you point out the odds are very small of me ever encountering it personally. That has very little to do with the reality of terrorism or the need to address it. Or are you suggesting that since the odds are small of it affecting us we should just do nothing and allow it to go on unfettered?

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5 Companies That Make Money By Keeping Americans Terrified of Terror Attacks [View all] 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 OP

The solution: LWolf Aug 2013 #1

That would be unpatriotic, wouldn't it? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #2

That's certainly LWolf Aug 2013 #3

Cool! Next can you list all the companies that make money by Egnever Aug 2013 #4

It's no ones job to build trust in government 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #5

True but that does not negate the fact that Egnever Aug 2013 #6