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FakeNoose

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7. It may seem well-hidden, but it's actually right out in the open

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 11:53 AM

Jun 2019

We Americans have been trained since grade school not to look behind the curtain, we should trust that the rich guys in charge must know what they're doing. Yes we do know, they're picking our pockets while they lie to us. They twist our arms and tell us they know best.

Chump is only the current iteration but it's been going on for a very long time. To my mind Chump is the worst but only because the greed is so blatant now.

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A small group of billionaires is buying vast parcels of the West (NYT) [View all] dalton99a Jun 2019 OP

Soon to be farm land for pennies on the dollar safeinOhio Jun 2019 #1

I'm sick of billionaires buying up and owning everything. democratisphere Jun 2019 #2

It is like before they has Property Tax and Income Tax BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #8

So true. democratisphere Jun 2019 #10

Filthy richey riches, just got to have/own it all. Tax them out of existence. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2019 #3

Everything is going just as planned... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #4

Truth! FakeNoose Jun 2019 #5

Thanks. I've been watching this slowly happening to us for a long time. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #6

It may seem well-hidden, but it's actually right out in the open FakeNoose Jun 2019 #7

Exactly. Good summary. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #9