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hlthe2b

(108,936 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:08 AM Yesterday

How LOW can/will it go?


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How LOW can/will it go? (Original Post) hlthe2b Yesterday OP
It will get worse as long as Trump is around. C_U_L8R Yesterday #1
37,500 is not out of the question DFW Yesterday #2
Remember Hoovervilles? I'm thinking trumptowns... Wounded Bear Yesterday #3
I've been wondering that EverHopeful Yesterday #5
What was it when Biden was elected? It will be Klarkashton Yesterday #4

C_U_L8R

(46,915 posts)
1. It will get worse as long as Trump is around.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:11 AM
Yesterday

Congress needs to take back their pursestrings today and put an end to this nonsense. Unless they enjoy being broke too.

DFW

(57,632 posts)
2. 37,500 is not out of the question
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:14 AM
Yesterday

When things start to collapse from this high up, that snowball can roll for a while before it gets too fat to roll any further.

Wounded Bear

(61,653 posts)
3. Remember Hoovervilles? I'm thinking trumptowns...
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:15 AM
Yesterday

and I might be living in one of them, but I won't live for long.

EverHopeful

(462 posts)
5. I've been wondering that
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:38 AM
Yesterday

Tr**ptowns is good. Also thought maybe tr**p Estates sounds kinda' nice, or maybe tr**p dumps, or maybe just tr**pvilles for the historic resonance.

My cousin offered his spare room and the cats are welcome so I may avoid joining the new Hoovervilles and there should be lots of job openings harvesting crops this time around. Unless they put the kids to work doing that and until climate destruction means no crops to harvest.

April 5th I'll be hobbling along with our local march and joining every protest I'm able to reach until we restore our republic.

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