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Volaris

(11,856 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:17 PM Jun 19

Lets say gas goes to 3 bucks a gallon. The cost of that price to the American People will be about half a trillion bucks

If gas were 8 dollars a gallon for the rest of the year, IT WOULD STILL BE LESS than what we're going to end up paying Iran.

That's the FINANCIAL COST of covering up Trumps inclusion in the epstien files.

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Lets say gas goes to 3 bucks a gallon. The cost of that price to the American People will be about half a trillion bucks (Original Post) Volaris Jun 19 OP

Math is hard for MAGA - well, except for the billionaires who are raking it in hand over fist TBF Jun 19 #1

Sadly, even a billion means nothing to people anymore. It's just what an actor or businessmen makes in a good year... OC375 Jun 19 #2

Two important points of clarification: Fiendish Thingy Jun 19 #3

Congress won't approve it. GoodRaisin Jun 19 #4

TBF

(37,658 posts)

1. Math is hard for MAGA - well, except for the billionaires who are raking it in hand over fist

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:21 PM

Jun 19

OC375

(1,216 posts)

2. Sadly, even a billion means nothing to people anymore. It's just what an actor or businessmen makes in a good year...

Reply to Volaris (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:29 PM

Jun 19

I'm sure a trillion isn't far behind.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,494 posts)

3. Two important points of clarification:

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:35 PM

Jun 19

1) No US taxpayer dollars will be spent without congress ratifying the agreement.

2) the MOU states the $400 billion reconstruction fund will be established “by the US and its partners in the region “, which implies that the Gulf states and Israel would also contribute.

GoodRaisin

(11,192 posts)

4. Congress won't approve it.

Reply to Volaris (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:35 PM

Jun 19

It would be as popular as his attempt to steal 1.7 billion for his so called weaponization fund.

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