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BurnDoubt

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11. But, NOW...

Reply to DoBW (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:33 PM

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Government can start competing with business. That's great!!!!! They can use our tax dollars to make things and sell them to us cheaper than business AND... as an added bonus, they can craft legislation to get even more advantage.
This is GENIUS!!!!! Why hasn't anyone thought to do this before? He IS a Genius!
And, you know, alot of people are saying... he's going to use this new power to build HOUSING and eliminate Homelessness!!!! And lower the price of eggs!
WOW!!!!!
!!!SNORT!!!!!

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