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Chainfire

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7. I agree with you. However, those with the gold are making the rules through their purchase of

Reply to Stargazer99 (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 10:21 AM

Oct 2023

politicians. Nothing changes before election campaign finance reform. It is obscene how much money it takes to mount a successful political campaign in this country. The result of that is that no one can be elected, or reelected, to nationl office without being beholding to some business interest. The only thing Republicans have ever been right about is elections being "rigged." They are rigged long before the polls open.

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Judge fines owner of Century III Mall $150K for rampant safety hazards [View all] FakeNoose Oct 2023 OP

Our biggest growth industry will be recycled concrete /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #1

Capitalism: Suck all the value out of something and leave it rotting for the taxpayer's dollars Chainfire Oct 2023 #2

Maybe it is time to stop giving welfare to the well to do-how about some responsibility Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #5

I agree with you. However, those with the gold are making the rules through their purchase of Chainfire Oct 2023 #7

I recall driving to N.J. from Wyoming, 2017. There was a mall with two store left open. One was 3Hotdogs Oct 2023 #3

Yes, the towns and boroughs have been derelict also FakeNoose Oct 2023 #4

We as the common man can GET ToGETHER and fine the hell out of these bums Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #6