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chowder66

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6. Hook the gullible while they're young so they hand over their votes and money.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 07:30 PM

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He may be building a lifetime of pockets to pick and they'll gladly let him, yet they'll still bitch about how bad the gov't is when they are 40, 50, 60, 70 and wonder why they are struggling.

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