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moonshinegnomie

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11. its one thing if its in US waters

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 22, 2023, 03:44 PM

Jun 2023

in this case its hundreds of miles off us waters,and other than the ceo of the company the passengers wernt even americans.
the amount of money being spend it ludicrous. meanwhile hundreds died when a ship of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean

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Search for sub could cost taxpayers millions of dollars [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 OP

Just think of it as a training exercise. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2023 #1

Wait - cilla4progress Jun 2023 #2

Preliminary reports suggest that they won't be in a position to write any checks. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2023 #4

Send an invoice to the estates of the two dead billionaires. With interest. JohnQFunk Jun 2023 #3

If company is negligent (which they likely were), they should have to pay JT45242 Jun 2023 #5

I Tend To Agree With Byers ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #6

Maybe I'm a little naive, but aren't rescue missions like this one of the reasons we pay taxes Arkansas Granny Jun 2023 #7

That's my thought as well. thucythucy Jun 2023 #8

Yeah, WE pay taxes. Billionaires don't. Aristus Jun 2023 #10

its one thing if its in US waters moonshinegnomie Jun 2023 #11

"Billionaires' junket costs taxpayers millions" misanthrope Jun 2023 #9