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Corporations should pay t... 
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Through taxes, yes, but not directly. That would give them too much control over education. 
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126 Republicans voted against the faction she's part of, so I'm pretty sure that would never happen. 
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Remember this when Republicans tell you they're the party of patriots.

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 I'm not in charge of your ignorance. 
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Then, can I speak to the manager, please?
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 When will the media notice and talk about Trump's mental decline? True, his mental acuity did not have a great height from which to fall, but his decline is obvious to anyone paying attention.
#TrumpsDementia 
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Right. Vultures only clean up what's already dead. Private equity and hedge fund groups actively kill thriving businesses. 
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Maybe 'assassination capitalists' would be a more apt term? 
 Vultures clean up carrion, yes? I'm no expert but...

...perhaps we should move beyond besmirchin... 
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Right. Vultures only clean up what's already dead. Private equity and hedge fund groups actively kill thriving businesses. 
 I'll vote for an 81-yr-old smart, healthy, stand-up guy over a 77-yr-old diaper-wearing, adderall-sniffing, insurrection-inspiring, lying, narcissistic, lapdog of Putin any time.

#BidenBeatsTrump 
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McConnell relates a little ditty 'bout Dick and Dianne.
#Feinstein