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Originally Posted by Toughy
I was watching the local news this am. The story was about folks who voted Obama in 2008 and are considering voting Romney this time around. One of the guys interviewed said: Romney has business experience and knows how to make money. We need our government to start making money.
So how many folks out there actually think the government is supposed to make money like business makes money?
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