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Beartracks

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8. "Saving money" by eliminating such a "needless" program...

Reply to lame54 (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 04:06 PM

14 hrs ago

That's like saying "We don't need speed limits anymore. See? Everyone's driving fine. We eradicated speeding! We can now save money by getting rid of the need to spend time and resources on enforcing force speed limits. So let's go build a ballroom!"

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60 Years. 60 F-ing Years [View all] lame54 17 hrs ago OP

The DNC might want to run this in an ad before November 5. Kid Berwyn 17 hrs ago #1

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The shit feels degraded by his touch. n/t rzemanfl 15 hrs ago #6

I don't watch the State controlled media..... SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #7

"Saving money" by eliminating such a "needless" program... Beartracks 14 hrs ago #8

Exactly what one expects from a Russian asset orangecrush 14 hrs ago #9