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Bogart

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1. "We gave away $1.5 trillion in income tax cuts,"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 11:28 AM

Dec 2011

I know that some state governments operate numbers rackets that are most often played in poorer neighborhoods, but I did not realize their take was in the trillions.

In order to give away that kind of money, they must be operating a secret means of production in some other endeavor.

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How the GOP stole America [View all] kpete Dec 2011 OP

"We gave away $1.5 trillion in income tax cuts," Bogart Dec 2011 #1

Then you look at profit from the arms industry and private defense contractors. brewens Dec 2011 #2

Yes, it's called the 2 Santa Clause theory. fasttense Dec 2011 #3

Agreed but the real guilt lies with the puppeteers jimlup Dec 2011 #4