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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" 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: elann ✸✹🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Dear GOP, MAGA, Lurkers and Dopes
Date: 10/31/26 12:05 AM
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The Empire State’s combined government debt is over $744 billion, second only to California’s $1 trillion.”

nypost.com - Hochul helped pile 37k of debt on every new yorker and the bills coming due


Oh yeah, the New York Post, a paragon of objective reporting. Keep stewing in your own juice.

"Budget Gaps and Deficits: In the October 2026 Mid-Year Financial Plan Update, New York projected its budget deficit to narrow from $6.4 billion down to $2.9 billion for next year."

And somehow you forgot to mention that the federal budget deficit this year is $2T, that's Trillion with a T, that's $2,000,000,000,000. Thanks to Trump the Magnificent.

And the national debt is more than $40 trillion, with a T, reaching above 100% of GDP for the first time since the end of World War II. Thanks to Trump the Magnificent.

Somehow, Kathy Hochul is out-polling her opponent in the governor's race 53% to 41% and has a 99% chance of being re-elected. But go ahead, keep shedding your crocodile tears for New York.
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