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43. That the United States is dead as a country, and we need a split

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 09:08 PM

Apr 2017

After this election and the interviews they do in red states (and, to be fair, red parts of blue states) I see NO way that we can fix Humpty Dumpty. I think we should do a loss consortium of sorts. Cut federal taxes to the bone, the blue states will make it up by raising state taxes and then we don't have to send our hard earned $$ to those states who believe we all need god, guns and hatred.
I am really hoping we start to look into this. Cause I'm done with the ignorant blowhards in this country.

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Nationalize the oil and gas DiverDave May 2017 #164

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