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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Apr 12, 2018, 05:34 PM Apr 2018

Welcome to Republican Rule

They want to drug test people before receiving government aid and also require people to work for their $134 in food stamps per month.

Yet there was no drug tests required for the wealthy to get their huge tax windfalls and no requirement for them to create jobs.

Welcome to Republican rule.

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Welcome to Republican Rule (Original Post) SHRED Apr 2018 OP

K&R nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #1

If lots of extra aid money is good for rich people, procon Apr 2018 #2

NCTraveler

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1. K&R nt

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Thu Apr 12, 2018, 05:45 PM

Apr 2018

procon

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2. If lots of extra aid money is good for rich people,

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Thu Apr 12, 2018, 06:34 PM

Apr 2018

then the same logic applies to poor folks. Don't use financial discrimination to create separate castes of people to determine who is more worthy of government assistance.

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