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Voice for Peace

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10. He likely thinks people already have more than enough money to buy plenty of food

Reply to Half-Century Man (Reply #9)

Sat May 25, 2013, 08:36 AM

May 2013

as if most of us weren't counting pennies
at the end of the month, wondering if it
would be too extravagant to buy a treat;
and we shouldn't be encouraged to buy more,
in case it makes us fat, which he probably
could care less about.

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Kansas lawmaker opposes ‘encouraging the behavior of purchasing food’ with lower food taxes [View all] unhappycamper May 2013 OP

Someone must have left the fluoride pipe on... KansDem May 2013 #1

He's right to be worried about IQ pscot May 2013 #12

The mind boggles! SnowCritter May 2013 #2

Kansas republicans should propose letting cars idle 24 hours a day Chipper Chat May 2013 #3

Yeah, just look how no tax on food in Texas has turned the state into a socialist paradise. tanyev May 2013 #4

Ijit. kristopher May 2013 #5

Sounds like another "tax-and-spend republican." Ed Suspicious May 2013 #6

Republicans must have a contest going abelenkpe May 2013 #7

Ah, the new Republican programs, Historic NY May 2013 #8

Can't Republicans do simple arithmetic? Half-Century Man May 2013 #9

He likely thinks people already have more than enough money to buy plenty of food Voice for Peace May 2013 #10

Most months we get to eat out once Half-Century Man May 2013 #11

augh Voice for Peace May 2013 #14

Well, eating IS a choice.....just like being Gay. brooklynite May 2013 #13

Unfortunately, hamerfan May 2013 #15

New framing: Why are you against cutting state tax revenue and lowering costs for consumers? BadgerKid May 2013 #16