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Posted on: December 14, 2021 at 12:44:59 CT

Fire Marshall Bill STL

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you brought up the formation of the U.S. government as a "something that has never been done" in defense of trying something that seems radical such as the topic we're discussing

was that not your point?

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Afghanistan exit aside, name one positive JRB has done - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 09:50:47

Infrastructure Bill... - Gyro STL - 12/14 10:03:00

With a bunch of stuff that has nothing to do with - Sal CMSU - 12/14 10:41:02

which parts specifically? - dangertim MU

- 12/14 10:26:33

but not a positive (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/14 10:20:28

yes, spending more money you don't have is always - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:13:51

Infrastructure spending is necessary(nm) - Gyro STL - 12/14 10:35:58

yep, so just throw it on the credit card - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:36:47

how else would you suggest we pay for it or fix it?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 10:39:22

the same way you do for any other product and good (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/14 12:41:13

the land on which the roads exist is public property - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:46:36

what would your answer to that question be? (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/14 12:55:11

I guess open it all up for auction? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:57:11

that sounds like a good plan - pickle MU

- 12/14 13:16:21

how about giving a capitalism a try? - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:41:53

on government controlled land/roads?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 10:49:08

why does government own/control land? - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:50:47

so you agree it's not as simple as "privately fund it" - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 10:55:20

Nobody said anything was "simple". That also doesn't - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 10:57:19

I'm doing exactly that - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 11:29:07

no you aren’t (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/14 12:41:54

You asked how else are we supposed to pay for it - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 11:34:49

I meant how else are we supposed to pay for it - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 11:37:57

Well, the government has more money than they - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 11:40:22

"the government has more money than they know what to do - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 11:46:12

So what's your solutuion? - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 11:48:53

I don't have one - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 11:52:37

You claimed to be taking a middle ground stance - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 11:57:05

neutral would be more accurate - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:00:06

All it takes is a fixed budget. - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 12:26:40

what a great system (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:14:07

so change the current system - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:56:08

okay, how?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 11:29:20

don't do anything - ashtray UF - 12/14 11:57:34

has a system like this ever been successful? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:03:47

has issuing endless debt ever been successful? - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:13:35

of course not - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:16:38

are you asking if the private sector has ever been - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:17:40

I'm asking if there has been a society/civilization - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:21:26

can't think of one off hand, but why does that matter? (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:25:12

well, it seems to me that if it was actually practical - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:27:30

like a representative republic? - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:30:18

uh... - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:31:49

how'd that work out? (nm) - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:42:03

huh? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:44:59

the point was - ashtray UF - 12/14 12:52:06

I didn't say it wouldn't work - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 12:54:38

for an example all you have to do is look how the private - ashtray UF - 12/14 13:06:59

Explain how that works... - Gyro STL - 12/14 10:43:35

capitalism? - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:45:08

No explain how capitalism will fix... - Gyro STL - 12/14 10:47:16

Well, one example would be privately funded and then - kmawv8 MU - 12/14 10:49:36

who is using the bridge? - ashtray UF - 12/14 10:48:37

LOL(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 10:14:17

He didn't extend student debt relief.(nm) - dangertim MU

- 12/14 10:01:21

RE: He didn't extend student debt relief.(nm) - sarasotatiger MU - 12/14 10:02:18

write him(nm) - dangertim MU

- 12/14 10:23:44

and tell him your favorite ice cream flavor(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 12/14 10:24:12

He has a very diverse cabinet. A cabinet that looks like - hokie VT - 12/14 09:56:18

He would need an orange man to resemble an unemployment line - El-ahrairah BAMA - 12/14 09:58:09

Well, he has spurred certain parts of the economy - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 12/14 09:55:24

He’s in the process of renewing the Iran nuke deal - El-ahrairah BAMA - 12/14 09:55:21