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kentuck

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9. Great question!

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 04:34 PM

Oct 2017

Government is evil. Their job is to stop any spending on social programs when they are out of power and to steal everything they can for themselves and their friends when they are in power.

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What do Republicans think government is for? [View all] SHRED Oct 2017 OP

They think it should be reverse Robin Hood. Sneederbunk Oct 2017 #1

robbing from the poor and giving to the rich over and over and over and over........ rurallib Oct 2017 #6

Primarily waging war. nt. marybourg Oct 2017 #12

One of the things the Fed Govt does is prosecute racists and polluters underpants Oct 2017 #2

Personal pillaging. NT fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #3

makin' money. nt Javaman Oct 2017 #4

Looting n/t malaise Oct 2017 #5

This. Solly Mack Oct 2017 #7

Posts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 says it all Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #8

Great question! kentuck Oct 2017 #9

For empowering the rich and restricting rights (except for gun rights) mvd Oct 2017 #10

Government is something you put in a womans uterus cagefreesoylentgreen Oct 2017 #11

"Think" ? What is that? They have brushed aside the art of thinking in favor of acting upon their diva77 Oct 2017 #13