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malthaussen

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3. This is the key line:

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:47 AM

Nov 2019

"The gap between the life expectancy of the wealthy and everyone else has been widening." They don't care if everyone else dies off, in fact they'd prefer it, if it would save them some money. So long as things go swimmingly for those at the top of the food chain (and their hired stooges, the politicians), America is truly Great.

-- Mal

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