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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:29 PM Aug 2017

Dire Situation in Texas reminds me of

Why Taxes and Govt. are so important..
Just imagine if a Rand Paul Libertarian Type Of Govt was inplace?...(All emergency agencies would have been privatized, including police and fire.). Perhaps you would have needed an identification card.

Sad part? Many of the suffering right now.. Have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about right now...

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39516346/ns/us_news-life/t/no-pay-no-spray-firefighters-let-home-burn/#.WaMPcChEKlI

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Dire Situation in Texas reminds me of (Original Post) busterbrown Aug 2017 OP

Exactly, busterbrown. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #1

But everyone would be armed NotASurfer Aug 2017 #2

+1,000 malaise Aug 2017 #3

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

1. Exactly, busterbrown.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:27 PM

Aug 2017

I want my tax dollars to pay for things like this. There will be much work to do.

NotASurfer

(2,157 posts)

2. But everyone would be armed

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:28 PM

Aug 2017

So, when water started coming under the door, they could open fire, because stand your ground.

Did I sarcastically just say something that the average moran would enthusiastically agree with?

malaise

(269,278 posts)

3. +1,000

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:44 PM

Aug 2017

Rec

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