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treestar

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70. Taking our freedoms away!

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 08:28 AM

Jan 2015

Our freedom to contract for snowplowing services ourselves and thus choosing the best snow remover on our own and deciding the value of that person's services by the free market! We could arrange it all properly by the time the snow melts, surely!

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Socialist snow plows keep clearing all the roads around my house. [View all] madfloridian Jan 2015 OP

As long as its snowing (or flooding, or whatevering!) it had better not stop! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #1

I remember when GWB came to FL after 3 hurricanes in 6 weeks. madfloridian Jan 2015 #2

EXACTLY right. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #3

Be sure to read some of the tweets after it at the link. madfloridian Jan 2015 #4

Oh boy...........they are too much! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #6

one word azureblue Jan 2015 #26

Bush was just as useless after Hurricane Ike in his "home" state! kentauros Jan 2015 #39

Yep - That's precisely WHY we have a government. Beartracks Jan 2015 #31

technically snow plows are neighbors helping neighbors� just organized by government. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #45

Yes, you are correct! Beartracks Jan 2015 #48

so he was advocating Anarchized Charity. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #47

Yes, he was. madfloridian Jan 2015 #65

:) BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #66

Well put, the cracks people would fall through treestar Jan 2015 #69

Perfect ! Like sitting in an airport hearing tea idiots one day talking about gubermint lunasun Jan 2015 #5

Matt Taibbi figured out where that attitude comes from: Maedhros Jan 2015 #7

Thanks for the link to Taibbi's article. madfloridian Jan 2015 #30

Maedhros, please make this an OP. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #36

It was, back when the article first came out. [n/t] Maedhros Jan 2015 #49

Thanks for this post. Using facts & realty to try to educate people so brainwashed by appalachiablue Jan 2015 #50

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! calimary Jan 2015 #53

As long as it's not the snow from your driveway seveneyes Jan 2015 #8

Socialist snow plow demolishes giant snow penis at Texas Tech! TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #9

Oh, the humanity! progressoid Jan 2015 #54

They don't need those plows Politicalboi Jan 2015 #10

Put some bullets in those tires! This kind of thing can't be allowed to spread! randome Jan 2015 #11

Maybe we can get those ninnies who Politicalboi Jan 2015 #12

They're not red though Depaysement Jan 2015 #13

Where are all the people shoveling the highways from private charities? chrisa Jan 2015 #14

Well, that would be on the church charities shoulders. longship Jan 2015 #16

Funny! DawgHouse Jan 2015 #46

Right, good one. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #51

It's time for people to pull themselves up with their breadbags jberryhill Jan 2015 #15

...... madfloridian Jan 2015 #17

Great post, thanks! Folks in FL today say they're doing fine with 50s, 60s temps, nice. appalachiablue Jan 2015 #52

HaHaaaaa!!!! kairos12 Jan 2015 #19

This deserves its own post. Coventina Jan 2015 #41

They have to keep running , .. PosterChild Jan 2015 #18

Baggers should blockade their streets to prevent these socialist plows from corrupting their ideals kairos12 Jan 2015 #20

hem allan01 Jan 2015 #21

Saw the thread title, saw your name, kiva Jan 2015 #22

lol I'm sitting back feeling very lucky to be in FL. madfloridian Jan 2015 #23

Isn't it about 100 % humidity there in Florida? madokie Jan 2015 #37

That was my exact reaction too. brer cat Jan 2015 #25

Damned commies project_bluebook Jan 2015 #24

Lurking.. madfloridian Jan 2015 #32

The free market (genuflect) would have done it better clg311 Jan 2015 #27

I have a proposal: From now on, all red counties clear their own roads. smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #28

There you go. madfloridian Jan 2015 #29

, blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #33

Hilarious underpants Jan 2015 #34

That's a beautiful thing! Thank you, madfloridian! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #35

lol. Can I award this best thread title of the day? Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #38

Thanks for the morning laugh. Coventina Jan 2015 #40

Damned Communists! You don't have to put up with this. drm604 Jan 2015 #42

K&R FloriTexan Jan 2015 #43

Lol! n/t sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #44

I'm still waiting on the socialist snow plow. Vinca Jan 2015 #55

:) napkinz Jan 2015 #56

THOSE BASTARDS!!! Iggo Jan 2015 #57

This was predicted, you know!!! KansDem Jan 2015 #61

Taking our freedoms away! treestar Jan 2015 #70

Great response: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 #58

Is that for real? How do they cut through it all? madfloridian Jan 2015 #59

That has got to be dangerous Control-Z Jan 2015 #64

You'd Be On Your Own In Wing Nut Paradise colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #60

The thread title reminded me of a great old eighties tune by Shona Laing cascadiance Jan 2015 #62

kick napkinz Jan 2015 #63

ZOMG, it's a Stalinist Maoist Islamist Fascist nightmare! AverageJoe90 Jan 2015 #67

A Libertarian told me once there should be no such thing as society treestar Jan 2015 #68

THE HORROR! HappyMe Jan 2015 #71