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marble falls

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3. "We are going to feed the horse more oats so the sparrows have plenty to eat." You mean trickle down? ...

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2025, 08:24 AM

May 19

... one way we get pissed on, the other way we get shit on. Win/win.

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The "Horse & Sparrow Big Beautiful Bill" Passed the House Committee Vote [View all] gab13by13 May 19 OP

K&R spanone May 19 #1

And the Future's market is not happy malaise May 19 #2

Because of Moody's credit downgrade. gab13by13 May 19 #6

"We are going to feed the horse more oats so the sparrows have plenty to eat." You mean trickle down? ... marble falls May 19 #3

It has always been the Horse & Sparrow economic plan gab13by13 May 19 #7

In reality Reagan should have called it Dem4life1970 May 19 #23

Somebody actually said that??? niyad May 19 #12

Probably not, but they should FoxNewsSucks May 19 #19

... Wednesdays May 19 #26

Tax the rich and raise the cap that wealthy earners pay into Social Security. nt allegorical oracle May 19 #4

Trump bankrupts America Johonny May 19 #5

Krasnov is murdering people gab13by13 May 19 #8

Absolutely heartless and terrifying! calimary May 19 #21

Reason #122,990,561 why I hate Republicans LymphocyteLover May 19 #9

why "horse and sparrow"? LymphocyteLover May 19 #10

I wondered the same. niyad May 19 #13

same as it ever was, only more so... alterfurz May 19 #15

Horse and oats trickle down Blubird May 19 #17

Kick dalton99a May 19 #11

It's also hard to get rid of benefits for the poor oldmanlynn May 19 #14

Reinstate the 90% tax rate Mr.Bee May 19 #16

THIS! FalloutShelter May 19 #18

👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 May 19 #31

And it looks like they want to frontload the "savings" from slashing the social safety net in 2029... Ol Janx Spirit May 19 #20

Bull Feathers is an apt term for these regressive schemes IbogaProject May 19 #22

I always wonder about DENVERPOPS May 19 #29

I think their quizlings drive this Ligyron May 19 #30

Sorry, DENVERPOPS May 19 #32

collaborators rampartd May 19 #35

Once again, "Fuck the poor"! bif May 19 #24

As the French aristos used to say in 1788 Turbineguy May 19 #25

The question is: Can we make sure it gets zero Democratic support? eallen May 19 #27

ANY Dem who votes for this bill should be primaried. OMGWTF May 19 #28

Graph: 'The Big Beautiful Bill is designed to be the largest upward transfer of wealth in American History' riversedge May 19 #33

The MAGA Murder Budget pat_k May 19 #34