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nakocal

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6. Not a bedrock principle

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 02:59 PM

Dec 2020

The "violate a bedrock principle of conservatism (the government is spending us into unmanageable debt!)" is a joke. Conservatives only hate spending if it would help the vast majority of Americans and actually strengthen the country and the economy. They love spending money if it just goes to the wealthy.

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