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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Remember Afghanstan!
Date: 07/08/24 11:42 AM
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America's defense budget is more than the rest of the world's combined spends.

Good, I am glad to hear that.

That amount of overspending bloats our debt and tempts reckless know-nothings into reckless adventures.

There is more than a little room for cuts.


Yes, there is room for cuts.
Let’s start with Biden’s you all come border crisis.

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“This chaos is also imposing record costs on Americans. Last year, FAIR published a report entitled the
Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers. The study strives to illustrate the
myriad of ways Americans pay for illegal immigration. Our estimate, which is a conservative one, is that
Americans now pay $150.7 billion dollars annually due to illegal immigration. This figure represents a
net cost. In terms of gross expenditures due to illegal immigration, we estimate that Americans pay
$182 billion. Approximately $31 billion is received from illegal aliens in taxes, only 17 percent of the
costs they create.”

congress.gov - HHRG Wstate KirchnerJ

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“The Biden Administration Wants Even More Money to Distribute Illegal Aliens Throughout the United States”

heritage.org - The biden administration wants even more money distribute illegal aliens

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