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gulliver

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7. It's a pretty reckless gamble

Reply to OrlandoDem2 (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:18 PM

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I don't see why he can't just pay city workers overtime. He's not going to be able to get people off the street to run snow plows. And, if you ever shoveled snow with a shovel, you know for a fact you're not going to be doing it for 40 hours. Especially if you're not in great shape. You're asking for a permanent back injury or a heart attack.

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