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progressoid

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10. Sadly, that attitude has been around for a while.

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 12:02 AM

Aug 8

I knew an old Repub in the 90's who said the same thing. His kids were grown and he lived in the country so that somehow meant he didn't have to contribute to the success of the public schools that his kids attended just a few years earlier.

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Sadly, that attitude has been around for a while. progressoid Aug 8 #10

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