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bucolic_frolic

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1. No worries

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 03:44 PM

Feb 2018

When the avalanche hits the fan and we are faced with a national security crisis we can't afford, they'll just take everything you have and call it even. I mean asset seizure, peoples! Liquidity and real estate. Tax those assets to death. It will be your patriotism.

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Intelligence chief: Federal debt is 'dire threat' to national security [View all] DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

No worries bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #1

That's not how it works. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #3

Try not paying your real estate taxes bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #6

Oh, certainly our government can, yes. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #8

So Coats what do you propose gutting the social safety nets programs turbinetree Feb 2018 #2

Agreed Corgigal Feb 2018 #4

If you mean "don't grow the military" then I'm in agreement jmowreader Feb 2018 #9

Under trump (and repubs in general) the country is like putting shiny rims logosoco Feb 2018 #5

is Trump doing this on purpose so Russia can 'buy' us cheap? samnsara Feb 2018 #7

"It turns out that United Russia won the elections in America," keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #10

Now they say it, SINCE they got their fat tax cut for the 1% & so they can soak the middle & old. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #11

These four articles go together keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #12