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Irish_Dem

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14. It was Grover Norquist.

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:19 PM

22 hrs ago

"I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub".

Yes the GOP goal is to get rid of all essential public services, such as education, infrastructure, and social safety nets, medicare, social security.

Yes the rich don't want to pay taxes. They believe all money belongs to them.
And they don't need or want us. We serve no purpose in their lives.

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