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11. Yeah they seem to do the shell game of focusing on the "DEFICIT"

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:48 AM

13 hrs ago

while ignoring what is happening with the "DEBT" (that does not get paid down when the sources of revenue is artificially cut to benefit the 1%).

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