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Scootaloo

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1. This is how a nation dies

Reply to Tony_FLADEM (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:02 PM

Oct 2013

It's not the barbarians pounding at the gates. it's not divine wrath for the licentiousness of the people. It's when the food and the gold stops moving.

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This is how a nation dies Scootaloo Oct 2013 #1

The barbarians come later Hydra Oct 2013 #2

I'm sorry I didn't see your post when I posted mine. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #3

There's only money to pay Congress. nt valerief Oct 2013 #4

Sad thing is, this is just one step towards the libertarian end game RedCappedBandit Oct 2013 #5