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proud2BlibKansan

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12. They're tied with Kansas - AKA Brownbackistan

Reply to knitter4democracy (Reply #11)

Tue May 29, 2012, 10:27 PM

May 2012

Brownback just 'reformed' the tax system. Business owners pay NO taxes. The wealthy pay NO taxes. The Kochs pay NO taxes. Education funding has been cut back to 1992 levels. And the poor pay higher taxes.

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Michigan Emergency Facist Manager turns entire district into charter school [View all] MichiganVote May 2012 OP

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another brick in the wall..... dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #5

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fascist michigan MichiganVote May 2012 #10

Those fracking fascists. knitter4democracy May 2012 #6

Nope. So long as the EM orders it up-legal in "Pure" Michigan. MichiganVote May 2012 #7

Oh, believe me, I know. knitter4democracy May 2012 #11

They're tied with Kansas - AKA Brownbackistan proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #12

how is this not fascism? seriously. HiPointDem May 2012 #13

this should be an OP in GD. It needs more visibility. One guy gets to decide to put public assets HiPointDem May 2012 #14

posted in gd, pls comment HiPointDem May 2012 #15