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In reply to the discussion: Just got this from a friend.......... [View all]Roy Rolling
(6,908 posts)18. I was unsure
I didnt want to be a smart ass. But if you agree, Then I know my math is correct.
But a bigger point evolvedhow things that seem so correct intuitively can be at odds with reality. Its one of Trumps favorite propaganda tricks.
My current rant: we need to stop saying open and reopen, that is Trump framing. States dont open or close like an amusement park or jar of mayonnaise.
The words open or close make the event seem precise and simple, when in fact it is staged and messy. That bastadization of the language is another Trump propaganda weapon.
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I wish this were true. If it were true, it would work. But the tax provision in the bill
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2020
#44
Indeed, he did not get to keep it. That's the flaw of logic. Thanks for bringing that up!
CaliforniaPeggy
Apr 2020
#16
That's what I think. He benefited by discharging a debt as did all the others.
Alwaysna
Apr 2020
#31
The story also says "nothing was produced," which obviously isn't true as there were debts
coti
Apr 2020
#57
You turned everybody in town into a scumbag and that's your idealized version? smh n/t
mathematic
Apr 2020
#52