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ck4829

(35,077 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2022, 12:23 PM Jul 2022

I'll do it. I plant the flag of "But how are we going to pay for it?" in conservative dreams

Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/29/abortion-state-lines/
But how are we going to pay for it?

McConnell says national abortion ban ‘possible’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3480725-mcconnell-says-national-abortion-ban-possible/
But how are we going to pay for it?

It's good for more than just universal healthcare and paying for college, right?

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I'll do it. I plant the flag of "But how are we going to pay for it?" in conservative dreams (Original Post) ck4829 Jul 2022 OP

There is always money to pay for evil. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #1

They already have the answer TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #2

That's a huge presumption EYESORE 9001 Jul 2022 #3

Irish_Dem

(47,124 posts)

1. There is always money to pay for evil.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 12:24 PM

Jul 2022

Paying for anything good, no money for that.

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

2. They already have the answer

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 12:26 PM

Jul 2022

They are.going to allow the Deplorables to sue you for $10,000 if you cross state lines to have an abortion.

EYESORE 9001

(25,941 posts)

3. That's a huge presumption

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 12:30 PM

Jul 2022

That ‘conservatives’ GAF about actual fiscal responsibility. It’s just a bludgeon with which to strike progressive ideas when it suits their purposes. Consider the Iraq war…like pounding money down a rathole and nary a squawk from a mother’s one of them about the cost.

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