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"Fundamentally reduce the size of government"? (Original Post) rug Aug 2012 OP
Hahahahaha Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #1
Why, he could singlehandedly accomplish that if only... Marie Marie Aug 2012 #2
And replace it with bad air, poisoned water, starving people, health care only for the rich, JDPriestly Aug 2012 #3
Republicans always say that, but they don't really MEAN it jmowreader Aug 2012 #4
it's already being done ibegurpard Aug 2012 #5

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
3. And replace it with bad air, poisoned water, starving people, health care only for the rich,
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:19 AM
Aug 2012

no education, no good roads or streets, dangerous airplanes, terrorism, bullies all over the place, rampant fires devouring our forests and our cities, and, of course, no housing codes, no safety regulations, no seatbelts in cars . . . .

No military, no courts.

Somalia. Right here in the USA.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
4. Republicans always say that, but they don't really MEAN it
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:23 AM
Aug 2012

Cabinet departments created by Republicans since 1980:

Reagan: Department of Veteran Affairs

Bush II: Department of Homeland Security

Cabinet departments created by Democrats since 1980:

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
5. it's already being done
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:32 AM
Aug 2012

and it's one of the reasons are economy remains sluggish. why isn't private enterprise scooping all the public sector employees being laid off due to cuts?

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