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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Fundamentally reduce the size of government"?
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"Fundamentally reduce the size of government"? (Original Post)
rug
Aug 2012
OP
And replace it with bad air, poisoned water, starving people, health care only for the rich,
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
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Stinky The Clown
(67,818 posts)1. Hahahahaha
I was thinking the same thing!
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)2. Why, he could singlehandedly accomplish that if only...
Oh never mind - pass him another dougnut.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)3. And replace it with bad air, poisoned water, starving people, health care only for the rich,
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
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
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?