Why Are Republican States Always Leeching Off The Rest Of Us Hard-Working Taxpayers?

So you’re telling me that “big government” actually does more to help the people who hate it than those who don’t? Which side of the line is your state on?

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Adam Mordecai

Apr 17, 2012

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