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packman

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7. I used to live in a Red voting area

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 10:49 AM

Jul 2015

still do , but not as deep. Anyway, they needed a new firehouse. There was one for the area, but two made more sense to reach a fire incident quicker. It was purposed to raise a 2cent tax for 4 years to pay for it. TAX,TAX YOU SAY!! Well, it made them crazy insane. This was at the crux of the tea-party movement and any mention of a tax pushed their overdrive button. Much shouting, much door-to-door knocking, many road signs and even several billboards screaming, "No more Taxes". Sure enough the motion to build was defeated and the council members replaced the next voting cycle.
To this day I wonder how many houses burned , how many lives were lost because of this craziness.

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Was $3 worth destroying the state over? [View all] snacker Jul 2015 OP

but gee--I can buy a pizza in about 10 years or so! riversedge Jul 2015 #1

Morons see the words "tax cut" and refuse to do the damned math Warpy Jul 2015 #2

I am constantly amazed when I read similar things about SheilaT Jul 2015 #3

Yeah, but you have to look at it like Walker's base does ... Scuba Jul 2015 #4

His audience cheers when he talks voter ID and drug testing for public assistance lutefisk Jul 2015 #9

I believe the entire exercise was a test by the Kochs, and it establishes Walker's cred for the GOP djean111 Jul 2015 #5

For Walker, it all comes down to Walker Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #6

I used to live in a Red voting area packman Jul 2015 #7

All over 2 cents CatholicEdHead Aug 2015 #12

No. midnight Jul 2015 #8

Teabagger Fanatics I've met will gladly take the three dollars ThoughtCriminal Jul 2015 #10

His supporters have been duped and won't admit it lutefisk Jul 2015 #11