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12. Borrow and spend is the conservative way.

Sun May 10, 2026, 06:26 PM

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It may be cheaper to tax and spend in the long run. But passing the cost off onto your children makes your wallet feel fatter now!

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Energy secretary says Trump administration is open to suspending gas tax amid soaring prices [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Borrow and spend is the conservative way. Festivito Yesterday #12

Roads Maninacan Yesterday #3

A good start would have been not starting a war... Hugin Yesterday #4

Will it matter when gas is $6 a gallon? Or more? no_hypocrisy Yesterday #5

Each state has its own gasoline tax FakeNoose Yesterday #6

First thing I thought of when I read the headline . . . Journeyman Yesterday #9

I'm surprised they didn't push this idea earlier. SamuelAdams Yesterday #8

Another corrupt republicrook clown telling "wait two weeks" on teevee. Justice matters. Yesterday #10

Yeah, What's A Few More Tens Of Billions On The Deficit? ProfessorGAC Yesterday #11

Isn't this Congress's purview? Retrograde Yesterday #13

Adding even more to the national debt. Our future generations will remember. sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #15