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		jghn 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of i... Why are they proposing to raise the debt ceiling if the debt is the real issue? It's almost as if it's just a boogeyman they trot out when they're the opposition party, and not the thing they're actually concerned about.

theGnuMe 10 months ago [–]

It is exactly that! It is the boogeyman they trot out. You should also read up on the Two Santas strategy.

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