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1. My formerly non-political hubby used to ask me, "Why can't we afford to ...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 05:34 PM

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- house the homeless
- get healthcare for all
- provide for the poor

- etc, etc. etc.

I would always give the same answer... "WE CAN! But we choose not to. We choose to fund the largest military presence on earth and give billionaires tax breaks instead."

He doesn't ask anymore, he just rants about billionaires.

I'm moving him along to activism slowly, but surely.

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