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70sEraVet

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16. The wealthiest among us don't pay their share of taxes,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 06:20 PM

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and in some states, are getting vouchers (paid for by people who actually PAY taxes) to send their kids to private schools. The immigrants ARE paying taxes, so, ironically, they are paying for those vouchers, while their own kids are being shut out of the public schools.
Cruelty seems to be the goal.

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GOP calls to get undocumented children out of public schools grow [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

WWJD? Skittles Yesterday #1

We love the poorly educated! Turbineguy Yesterday #2

Hateful assholes can't even see how having uneducated kids hurts America. SunSeeker Yesterday #3

The Republicans just can't keep themselves away from the kids. hadEnuf Yesterday #4

Republicans being republicans. Biophilic Yesterday #5

If there is a living Jesus, he must be hurting pretty bad. Look at the cruelty of his followers towards the least of us. Walleye Yesterday #6

They want an uneducated slave class BubbaJoe Yesterday #7

these parents pay taxes and cant get services msongs Yesterday #8

Hurting children really excites Epstein's buddies struggle4progress Yesterday #9

There is no record what-so-ever popsdenver Yesterday #14

I'm not surprised: the nazis did the same thing back in the 1930s. MLWR Yesterday #10

Then let's push back and overwhelm them with our calls to abandon this fucked up idea. chowder66 Yesterday #11

Sick, Poor and Starving! BidenRocks Yesterday #12

This is all the work liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #13

No- The Repubs want stupid people because they are easier to control with Repub propaganda. flashman13 Yesterday #15

The wealthiest among us don't pay their share of taxes, 70sEraVet Yesterday #16

"... the Supreme Court had no right to make the decision?" Grins Yesterday #17

What do you mean... 'maybe'? OldBaldy1701E 23 hrs ago #18

I'd much rather get all Murdoch republicans out of Congress now. Initech 22 hrs ago #19

Don't buy into their crap. That's what they want. Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #20

Cruel and evil. These are the worst people in the world. AllyCat 21 hrs ago #21

Just looked it up Polybius 21 hrs ago #22

Remember, cruelty is a feature of the GOP sakabatou 18 hrs ago #23

And they all claim to be Christian. Old Crank 16 hrs ago #24

Okay, is this the unintended consequence that this proposal will create? no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #25

If you think it expensive to educate them .... bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #26