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8. Government stunts racist and polluters - that is it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 08:38 PM

Jan 2013

no really that complicated

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Is one of the reasons the GOP wants to shrink government is because they [View all] applegrove Jan 2013 OP

Perhaps. Also, when it fails they can swoop in and privatize. Future taxes will go to them directly. freshwest Jan 2013 #1

You said it better and more succinctly than I did. yardwork Jan 2013 #5

I've been fighting these forces for years. Fascism is profitable and seduces many people. freshwest Jan 2013 #7

THIS. It all comes down to this. I've seen it all my life, gathering steam. yardwork Jan 2013 #12

The no accountability is their lifeblood siligut Jan 2013 #14

And I've found them ready to employ any tactic, no matter how unethical to get their contracts. freshwest Jan 2013 #15

Exactly, because once they have it they can run with it siligut Jan 2013 #17

But, they don't want to shrink the government Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #2

Thieves NEVER want cops to be well funded & effective. annabanana Jan 2013 #3

It's because the corporations want to get their hands on our tax dollars. yardwork Jan 2013 #4

They don't want to shrink government. 2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #6

Government stunts racist and polluters - that is it underpants Jan 2013 #8

What they mean by 'small government' RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #9

Not at all. They discovered in 1980 that if you Still Sensible Jan 2013 #10

They want to shrink the part of government zbdent Jan 2013 #11

Well, for some reason EC Jan 2013 #13

Maybe they do want more violence so that people are afraid and think only applegrove Jan 2013 #20

They want to break up the USA and make off with the public lands and minerals in particular. Coyotl Jan 2013 #16

They don't really want to shrink government octoberlib Jan 2013 #18

Jefferson said it best davekriss Jan 2013 #19

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