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marble falls

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20. How long did it take for the War Department to put US industry on a war footing in '42? Months. ...

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #12)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:36 PM

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... It's not as if anything operationally changes. The equipment stays, employees stay employed, The Fed pays the bills and finances it out the fucking taxes the wealthy will start paying. Congress comes up with a scheme to reimburse stockholder.

Next wish: tax dividends as freaking income. Billionaires do not need "protection" and while we're add it, they don't need blanket write offs for improvements.

Oh yeah, let's kill the tax write-off on art donations.

Don't get me started, dagnabbit.

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