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Mr.Bee

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20. I Been Bangin' This Drum For Decades...

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2025, 11:42 AM

May 27

Reagan made millionaires billionaires.
Bush extended it.
There is no revenue coming into the Federal Government
to give the wealthy undeserving any more tax cuts
so cut up all the programs that support the public!
The logic is unsustainable.

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i just wish to point out that 1 reason we spend what we do on the social safety net [View all] mopinko May 27 OP

. BoRaGard May 27 #1

Reminds me of conditions in the industrial revolution jmbar2 May 27 #2

thx. i'll check that out. mopinko May 27 #4

Exactly right... FalloutShelter May 27 #3

yeah, it impacts ss bennies. mopinko May 27 #6

I have Rebl2 May 27 #9

Absolutely right, Mo! SheltieLover May 27 #5

No shit! It all ties together... Wounded Bear May 27 #7

yup. mopinko May 27 #8

Right you are. Minimum wage was supposed to be enough for a family Easterncedar May 27 #10

Post removed Post removed May 27 #11

Interesting first post. Plan on staying around? GP6971 May 27 #12

awww. i missed it. mopinko May 27 #15

Didn't miss much...low grade troll!! GP6971 May 27 #17

yeah, but i cd use a laugh today. mopinko May 27 #19

Buh-bye. nt Tommy Carcetti May 27 #13

New Poor Law, 1834 Marcuse May 27 #14

i wish i cd read that. mopinko May 27 #16

It's a huge image Mr.Bee May 27 #21

Actually, here's a clear image you can read: Mr.Bee May 27 #23

We need a resurgence of unionization. Nt spooky3 May 27 #18

I Been Bangin' This Drum For Decades... Mr.Bee May 27 #20

"logic" mopinko May 27 #22

The federal minimum wage... SpankMe May 27 #24

There is rot at the heart of everything about the crumbling capitalism run amok era... Moostache May 27 #25

And it actually goes deeper than that. These social safety net programs have allowed the... Ol Janx Spirit May 27 #26