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nadine_mn

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10. Well I mean first they would want to know who paid for the trees

Reply to BigMin28 (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 14, 2017, 01:27 PM

Apr 2017

and then complain about climate change hoax and hippies wanting to plant trees, before stating that the planting of trees is more of a gardening job that should be completed by 'illegals' who shouldn't be here anyway. Their heads would explode before you could finish explaining that is a metaphor.

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God forbid somebody gets something for FREE ... [View all] PsychoBabble Apr 2017 OP

Ayn Rand would be in such a tizzie over this situation . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #1

I tend to agree; I have heard one legitimate complaint gratuitous Apr 2017 #2

Good point - policy vs concept hurdles PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #3

In another thread today, someone was complaining about senior citizens, Tanuki Apr 2017 #4

A minimalist vs aspirational view of the world ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #5

Farmers around here have been getting Guberment subsidies for decades.... Bengus81 Apr 2017 #6

Interesting. "No freebies" in action ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #7

This quote BigMin28 Apr 2017 #8

I like that a lot ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #9

Well I mean first they would want to know who paid for the trees nadine_mn Apr 2017 #10

This gets back to the idea of givers and takers. One party wants to take everything nadine_mn Apr 2017 #11

Wow. That sounds like such a ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #12