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Starry Messenger

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22. Banks got bailed out, we got sold out. nt.

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:08 AM

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A Chapter 9 bankruptcy by the city of nearly 300,000 (Stockton, CA) [View all] SoCalDem Jun 2012 OP

sorry, everyone is too busy debating sunscreen policy at one school in tacoma to HiPointDem Jun 2012 #1

If it was your kid you'd be busy debating it, too. Zalatix Jun 2012 #4

it's not any of those people's kids. not only debating it, debating it for hundreds HiPointDem Jun 2012 #5

Because some kid's life was endangered by gross negligence. Zalatix Jun 2012 #8

the kids life wasn't endangered and it wasn't gross negligence and if you want to HiPointDem Jun 2012 #9

Wait... Zalatix Jun 2012 #10

go to the sunscreen thread do not pass go make that 'a' sunscreen thread, there are HiPointDem Jun 2012 #11

Hey, you brought up the issue on here. You made incorrect claims. I challenged them. Zalatix Jun 2012 #12

oreos oreos i love oreos filled with colored sunscreen HiPointDem Jun 2012 #13

Wow, when you can't win with logic, you have to fight back with.. that? Zalatix Jun 2012 #16

you're using logic? who knew? HiPointDem Jun 2012 #17

That's funny coming from a guy who said sunburn doesn't endanger a kid with albinism. Zalatix Jun 2012 #20

we spend trillions on our welfare military so people at home can live on the streets nt msongs Jun 2012 #2

+1. we spend billions to bailout banksters' bad real estate bets so houses can sit HiPointDem Jun 2012 #6

Frightening. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #3

That's a $2333.33 cost per person @ 300k residents...more data in link SoCalDem Jun 2012 #7

$217 M Water Project begun in 2008 seems like a poor choice. FarCenter Jun 2012 #18

Evidently, the city of Stockton made poor lifestyle choices nxylas Jun 2012 #14

rampant tax cheats too. so i heard. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #15

This what happens when you think that property values will always go up hack89 Jun 2012 #19

This retiree is 56 with a $2k/mo pension and free health care? taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #21

I can't decide if that's sarcasm or not. Heywood J Jun 2012 #23

Banks got bailed out, we got sold out. nt. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #22

We have a county in Oregon that is "near" having to do this. BlueIris Jun 2012 #24

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