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lostnfound

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5. I'm finding it harder to care. They have no idea how brutal life in the US is likely to be.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:03 AM
Aug 31

She got hers, just like someone i know got their Obamacare-provided heart treatment.
I’ve been cheerfully paying millions in taxes over the years so that people with less opportunity or worse environments had a chance to see a doctor, be housed, be schooled, etc.

Every time I look at NextDoor for my old poor Florida neighborhood, i get nausea. The only thing deep on there (besides the syrup of puppies and sunsets, which are fine) is constant hate.

The days of government helping anyone buy a house are long gone. This government is more interested in making sure that owners of giant rental companies (and affiliated REITs and developers) can keep increasing rents in synchrony; using AI as an unregulated tool to facilitate price collusion.

Good luck, Heather Colleys of the future.

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