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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 09:00 AM Mar 2018

I wonder why we cant fund social programs

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I wonder why we cant fund social programs (Original Post) MelissaB Mar 2018 OP

Because we spend most of our tax money on building things to kill people, Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #1

No, he just takes advantage of them. MelissaB Mar 2018 #3

Unfortunately, the laws WERE just changed Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #4

Because we don't care to. shanny Mar 2018 #2

Ferrets are Cool

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1. Because we spend most of our tax money on building things to kill people,

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Mon Mar 12, 2018, 09:40 AM

Mar 2018

and destroy cities, then spend more tax money to rebuild them so we can destroy them again.

Why would it have anything to do with Bezos? He doesn't write tax laws.