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Let's find out where they live (yes, fuck it.)

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They'll round it down to $66.666 because their plan is diabolical.

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Maybe here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... "In late March 2010, Clergy Voice sent another letter to the IRS asserting that residents at C Street failed to pay taxes on the allegedly discounted portions of their allegedly below market rents. Clergy Voice stated that a one-bedroom apartment on Capitol Hill would cost at least $1,700, while rent at the C Street house for members has been $950 a month including housekeeping services, and thus the renters should pay income tax on the difference. The group also surveyed the Capitol Hill rental market and found that nearby hotels charge a minimum of $2,400 per month and corporate housing costs a minimum of $4,000 per month. In 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that C Street charged Senators and Congressional representatives $600 per month for rent. In 2009, WORLD Magazine report that C Street charged about $950 per month for rent."

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"heirs and assigns" is a nice touch.

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How does it work? Do you need to indicate who your rep is?

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You put in your zip code and #Resistbot figures it all out for you and texts you questions like " What do you want your letter to say?".

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Too bad this is up in Canada. There are probably some Americans who would drink this straight up given the AHCA vote today.

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There has to be another word to use for this jerk. Let's ask a sailor.

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Yes!

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I have spent the past week in bed because I had to haul my RA-addled body up and down staircases at the high school where I substitute teach because the elevators were out last Friday. I am never supposed to use stairs. Ever. As a result, all my joints froze up--even my ribs and collarbones--and I spent my time trying not to move. Because of the pain. Can't even get pain meds anymore because addicts. I have read books, watched Rachel, my BFF, read liberal blogs, and yelled at the tv. I said the F bomb for the first time in my life when Paul Ryan cried tears of joy at screwing over sick people, like me. When I needed cheer I read Wonkette because Hahahahaha, you guys are so droll. Especially Evan, who is of the Southern persuasion, like me.

I hope to teach tomorrow. Pray for elevator health.

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C Streeters are Dominionist Christian Republicans who share a house to avoid temptation and sin. Jeff Sharlet has written several books about "C" Street and its inhabitants. They are scary folks.

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I have a young RA client and also a young client with ankylosing spondylitis so I know (a little) what you must be feeling. The old cranky elevator went out in my building the day one of them came in for their appointment I felt horrible for them! I hope you feel better ASAP. Also have you looked into an analgesic herb called Kratom? Some of my clients who usemedical marijuana find great relief from Kratom too.

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House Republicans Dig Up Rotting Corpse Of TrumpCare, Throw It At Your Grandma

If Grandma voted for Trump, she'll just think it's a new kind of sashimi.

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The Congressdouche stopped listening to him after the first frame.

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Yes, I've heard opiods are very effective in that area.

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Not to mention, all those hospitals use a lot of that pesky science.

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