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PatrickforB

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28. Why on God's green earth would we want to do this?

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 08:54 PM

21 hrs ago

Just because you CAN definitely does not mean you SHOULD.

And, silly me, I'd rather de-fund ICE, cut the military budget significantly, and have MY tax dollars, that I pay in to my government, which is SUPPOSEDLY of, by and for the people, to be used for stuff that HELPS ME AND MY FAMILY at our kitchen table.

Healthcare.

Childcare.

Great schools.

Debt-free college.

Affordable housing.

Now here's just another way to waste money we no longer have because of decades of irresponsible tax cuts for billionaire parasites and corporations on shit we don't need, like these ridiculous mirror satellites.

WHY?????????????????????????????

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