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October 29, 2008
Fool Me Once ...
Posted by Patrick Moening

Regarding the current financial crisis: As a middle-class schmuck who doesn't have a sub-prime mortgage or a revolving credit card balance, I feel like rich politicians and bankers stole half of my life savings and lost it all betting on a 20 to 1 long-shot. Now the same cast of characters wants to confiscate the other half (in the form of future taxes) to finance the so-called "recovery plan" …

Posted by Patrick Moening at 07:27 PM

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