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If you have massive deficits at the peak of the economic cycle, what will happen in the inevitable downturn or - God forbid - in a recession? The country is dancing on a volcano and everybody is cheering.

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I looked up "little bananas" and I think these were either "Lady Fingers" or "Sugar Bananas", which may or may not be the same thing. They were very sweet and only about 3-4" long. About the length of your pointer finger.

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Expect a "really beautiful, wonderful big tax cut cut cut for the middle class and poors" proposal soon to make happy all the people who are so angry (Grrrrr!) their tax refunds are down (or gone away completely).We promise we won't give all the money to the people who use gold bars as suppositories and burn $100 bills in the fireplace this time.Also, we won't move the ball this time, Charlie Brown. Promise.

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Okay, I admit that I am ignorant about tax law. How does a corporation that makes billions like Amazon get out of playing taxes? Did they move their figurehead headquarters to Greenland or something? Some of these tax dodgers not only pay no taxes they get big rebates. I am so poor that I pay no taxes, so where is my rebate?

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Are there no workhouses for them?

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Will you go for "neo-Fascist mafioso patsies"?

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Bing! Winner.

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Seriously, Morgan, thanks for that. If not for your invention, I would have starved to death halfway through my junior year in college. Bless you.

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OT: Brexit vote a few hours away, according to the Beeb Beeb Ceeb. The vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee (Conservative backbenchers) is saying that if May loses, it could lead to a general election.

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Hmmmm, so all the money goes to the military and the super rich. I guess that means the US will soon be known for its bananas.

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Since a huge chunk of them vote Republican I’m not sure I’m totally against this plan.

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I have two friends on SSDI. Both could end up dead if these cuts go through.

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please tell me Boris won't become PM..please tell me Boris won't become PM..please tell me Boris won't become PM

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How outrageous are you talking? When your state legalizes, it should come down quite a bit, I'd think.

It's funny. I'm not a big user, but I love gardening, so I figured I'd get ahold of my nephew and get some nice little starters from him or maybe even just some seeds. Then my state legalized and of course market forces have the good stuff down to $9/gram (about a year's supply for me) and I'm all, yeah, more kale, squash and runner beans, I think. Why waste the time and space on weed?

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Okay. Boris will not become PM, although Ladbrokes is suggesting that he's the frontrunner if the Tories secure another majority or majority coalition. Corbyn would be PM if Labour wins.

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