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calimary

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8. I feel like we don't have roads anymore around L.A. We drive on long narrow quilts.

Reply to freethought (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 03:23 AM

Jul 2012

They're a mess, mainly because nobody wants to pay taxes anymore. But they expect decent roads and they expect nothing to go wrong when they drive over that big open hole in the pavement. That whole howard jarvis movement was one giant public lobotomy.

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Argument I'm having on Facebook: hey, conservative friend, let's help you get around paying taxes! [View all] calimary Jun 2012 OP

Good points, except the ACA is still for profit for insurance companies. tabatha Jun 2012 #1

Tell them to try a few facts: Tennessee Gal Jun 2012 #2

Thanks TG the calculator came in handy. n/t savalez Jun 2012 #4

You don't hear the right Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #3

Here's an argument I like to use freethought Jun 2012 #5

NO. This isn't just some bullshit hypothetical argument. calimary Jun 2012 #6

That's an excellent argument, I wish I had thought of it freethought Jul 2012 #7

I feel like we don't have roads anymore around L.A. We drive on long narrow quilts. calimary Jul 2012 #8