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11. Yeah, What's A Few More Tens Of Billions On The Deficit?

Sun May 10, 2026, 05:45 PM

13 hrs ago

The party of fiscal irresponsibility.

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Energy secretary says Trump administration is open to suspending gas tax amid soaring prices [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Borrow and spend is the conservative way. Festivito 13 hrs ago #12

Roads Maninacan 17 hrs ago #3

A good start would have been not starting a war... Hugin 17 hrs ago #4

Will it matter when gas is $6 a gallon? Or more? no_hypocrisy 17 hrs ago #5

Each state has its own gasoline tax FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #6

First thing I thought of when I read the headline . . . Journeyman 15 hrs ago #9

I'm surprised they didn't push this idea earlier. SamuelAdams 15 hrs ago #8

Another corrupt republicrook clown telling "wait two weeks" on teevee. Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #10

Yeah, What's A Few More Tens Of Billions On The Deficit? ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #11

Isn't this Congress's purview? Retrograde 12 hrs ago #13