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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #1

    Government continues to shrink

    Pentagon belt-tightening will cut thousands of jobs - Aug 2010
    Gates to shut major command in Va. that employs 5,000 people


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    WASHINGTON ? Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.

    The announcement was the first major step by Gates to find $100 billion in savings in the next five years. Gates says that money is needed elsewhere within the Defense Department to repair a force ravaged by years of war and to prepare troops for the next fight.

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    Nice continued steady reduction of government. No more need to wish for that I guess. Seems like with the mass job cuts they did last month, and the ongoing reduction, we'll be down to a conference room and a box of Krispy Kremes in no time.
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  • cybermike
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2002
    • 4121

    #2
    Continues to shrink? Its been growing non stop
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    • Amputate Your Head
      There can be only one
      • Aug 2001
      • 39075

      #3
      Originally posted by cybermike
      Continues to shrink? Its been growing non stop
      How does government grow and shrink at the same time?
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      • Serge Litehead
        Confirmed User
        • Dec 2002
        • 5190

        #4
        damn, did their printing press break down?

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075

          #5
          Originally posted by holograph
          damn, did their printing press break down?
          Maybe someone over there finally realized we're $52,972,540,113,678,201,338,224.03 in debt.
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          • Serge Litehead
            Confirmed User
            • Dec 2002
            • 5190

            #6
            Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
            Maybe someone over there finally realized we're $52,972,540,113,678,201,338,224.03 in debt.
            that will be a revolution

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            • dyna mo
              just a fucking jerk
              • Dec 2008
              • 68184

              #7
              well, that's just great, cutting jobs instead of canceling a couple cruise missiles getting built.

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              • Minte
                Babemeister
                • Jun 2001
                • 7081

                #8
                Maybe they could start by shrinking some of the 700ish US military bases that are in 130 countries around the world.
                You might not be as anonymous as you think you are.

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                • IllTestYourGirls
                  Ah My Balls
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 14311

                  #9
                  Bring our fucking troops home

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                  • BFT3K
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Dec 2005
                    • 10764

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                    How does government grow and shrink at the same time?
                    Think of the government like a pile of shrunken heads. The more heads are shrunken, the larger the pile gets... shrinking and growing at the same time.
                    Last edited by BFT3K; 08-09-2010, 06:45 PM.

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                    • DirtyJs
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 307

                      #11
                      Lets start firing IRS agents then I'll smile

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                      • Amputate Your Head
                        There can be only one
                        • Aug 2001
                        • 39075

                        #12
                        Originally posted by BFT3K
                        Think of the government like a pile of shrunken heads. The more heads are shrunken, the larger the pile gets... shrinking and growing at the same time.
                        If we adopt a policy of crushing the skulls like Skynet does, would just be a fine layer of powder instead of a pile.
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                        • BFT3K
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Dec 2005
                          • 10764

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                          If we adopt a policy of crushing the skulls like Skynet does, would just be a fine layer of powder instead of a pile.
                          You think the phrase "more heads are shrunken" is grammatically correct?

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                          • Amputate Your Head
                            There can be only one
                            • Aug 2001
                            • 39075

                            #14
                            Originally posted by BFT3K
                            You think the phrase "more heads are shrunken" is grammatically correct?
                            Good enough for government purposes.
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                            • BFT3K
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Dec 2005
                              • 10764

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                              Good enough for government purposes.
                              Cool, now I feel vindicated. Thanks!

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                              • marketsmart
                                HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER
                                • Dec 2004
                                • 20419

                                #16
                                no no... the govt cant be shrinking... fox news told me how big the govt was getting...

                                you must be lying... the govt is growing and growing out of control..

                                especially the services that help spy on us and take more control...

                                blasphemy i tell you, blasphemy...




                                .

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                                • SallyRand
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Jan 2008
                                  • 3487

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                  Pentagon belt-tightening will cut thousands of jobs - Aug 2010
                                  Gates to shut major command in Va. that employs 5,000 people


                                  [BACKLINKED]

                                  WASHINGTON ? Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.

                                  The announcement was the first major step by Gates to find $100 billion in savings in the next five years. Gates says that money is needed elsewhere within the Defense Department to repair a force ravaged by years of war and to prepare troops for the next fight.

                                  LINK

                                  Nice continued steady reduction of government. No more need to wish for that I guess. Seems like with the mass job cuts they did last month, and the ongoing reduction, we'll be down to a conference room and a box of Krispy Kremes in no time.
                                  Government and its evil and isidious control over our lives has shrunken not a bit. Some jobs have gone away which may slow down the monster but that is about it.

                                  Attmepts at more government control will continue and civil rights will continue to be eroded despite the job cuts.



                                  Sally.

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                                  • cambaby
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Feb 2003
                                    • 3141

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                    Government continues to shrink
                                    The only thing SHRINKING in this thread is your penis AMP.
                                    Lol what a dumb shit.

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                                    • jigg
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2002
                                      • 2527

                                      #19
                                      they should work on improving service too
                                      had to deal with local courts today with the bf
                                      That place must be staffed by PMSing old cunts, jezus

                                      the only nice helpful person was an older Haitian lady who just kept talking and talking and explaining everything in detail. At the hospital it's the Haitian ladies who give the best care, no wonder all the old people here hire them

                                      /rant
                                      ......
                                      eight,eight,two,eight,eight,four,two
                                      ......

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                                      • Vendzilla
                                        Biker Gnome
                                        • Mar 2004
                                        • 23200

                                        #20
                                        fed is growing
                                        military is shrinking
                                        State is shrinking

                                        Read this,
                                        http://www.house.gov/jec/growth/function/function.pdf
                                        Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                        think about that

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                                        • The Demon
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2003
                                          • 7336

                                          #21
                                          Amputate forgot to conveniently mention that the public sector jobs in Washington are increasing. So much for facts.
                                          Greed is Good

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                                          • Robbie
                                            Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                            • Aug 2002
                                            • 20960

                                            #22
                                            That ain't the government shrinking at all.

                                            That's a military base shutting down. Military does not equal Government.

                                            The government at every level is way too big and way too involved in too many things.
                                            -Robbie
                                            ClaudiaMarie.Com

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                                            • Amputate Your Head
                                              There can be only one
                                              • Aug 2001
                                              • 39075

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Robbie
                                              That ain't the government shrinking at all.

                                              That's a military base shutting down. Military does not equal Government.

                                              The government at every level is way too big and way too involved in too many things.
                                              True, but the money to pay those people comes from the gov, which comes from us. So in terms of smaller government equaling the gov spending less, I'm down. At least until they spend it on something else. So what's that.... about a 3-minute window of bliss?
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                                              • Sausage
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Oct 2002
                                                • 3012

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Minte
                                                Maybe they could start by shrinking some of the 700ish US military bases that are in 130 countries around the world.
                                                They can't.

                                                The US uses 1/4 of the world's resources, and needs remote strength to ensure continuation of supply. If you wrap up the US influence around the world then the US will either need to do the unthinkable .. reduce consumption of resources, or will suffer from countries and administrations being able to decide where to allocate and where to sell their resources.
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                                                • GotGauge
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                  • 3072

                                                  #25
                                                  AMP,
                                                  WOW, talk about spin.
                                                  The people that work for the GOV are.
                                                  I am sure they will be replaced with a CZAR.
                                                  Come on man, even you have to see this is the workers getting cut, not the GOV! AND NO it wont save money, they all get Unemployment forever, LOL


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                                                  • BFT3K
                                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                    • Dec 2005
                                                    • 10764

                                                    #26
                                                    Here’s George Bush’s list of Czars he used from January 2001 to January 2009:

                                                    Abstinence Czar (Randal Tobias)
                                                    AIDS Czar (4 Czars: Scott Evertz, Joe O’Neill, Carol Thompson, Jeffrey Crowley)
                                                    Bank Bailout Czar (Neel Kashkari)
                                                    Bioethics Czar ( Leon Kass)
                                                    Bird flu Czar (Stewart Simonson)
                                                    Birth control czar (Erik Keroack)
                                                    Budget czar (3 Czars: Mitchell Daniels, Joshua Bolton, Rob Portman)
                                                    Clean Up Czar (2 Czars: Jessie Roberson & James Rispoli)
                                                    Communications Czar (Dan Bartlett)
                                                    Cyber Security Czar, Cyber Czar (2 Czars: Richard Clarke, Rod Beckstrom)
                                                    Democracy Czar (Elliott Abrams)
                                                    Domestic Policy Czar (Karl Rove)
                                                    Drug Czar (John P. Walters)
                                                    Faith-Based Czar, Faith Czar (4 Czars: Don Willett, John Dilulio, Jim Towey, Jay Hein)
                                                    Food Safety Czar (David W.K. Acheson)
                                                    Global AIDS Czar (2 Czars: Randall Tobias, Mark Dybul)
                                                    Health Czar for WTC, World Trade Center Health Czar (John Howard)
                                                    Health IT Czar (David Brailer)
                                                    Homeland Security Czar (Michael Chertoff)
                                                    Homeless Czar, Homelessness Czar (Phil Mangano)
                                                    Gulf Coast Reconstruction Czar, Hurricane Katrina Recovery Czar (Donald E. Powell)
                                                    Intelligence Czar (2 Czars: John Negroponte & John Michael McConnell)
                                                    Manufacturing Czar (2 Czars: Albert Frink & William G. Sutton)
                                                    Policy Czar (Micahel Gerson)
                                                    Public Diplomacy Czar (2 Czars: Karen Hughes & James Glassman)
                                                    Reading Czar (G. Reid Lyon)
                                                    Regulatory Czar (2 Czars: John D. Graham & Susan Dudley)
                                                    Science Czar (John Marburger)
                                                    Terrorism Czar (3 Czars: Richard A. Clarke, Wayne Downing, John O. Brennan)
                                                    War Czar (Douglas Lute)

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                                                    • tony299
                                                      lurker
                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                      • 57021

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                      Here?s George Bush?s list of Czars he used from January 2001 to January 2009:

                                                      Abstinence Czar (Randal Tobias)
                                                      AIDS Czar (4 Czars: Scott Evertz, Joe O?Neill, Carol Thompson, Jeffrey Crowley)
                                                      Bank Bailout Czar (Neel Kashkari)
                                                      Bioethics Czar ( Leon Kass)
                                                      Bird flu Czar (Stewart Simonson)
                                                      Birth control czar (Erik Keroack)
                                                      Budget czar (3 Czars: Mitchell Daniels, Joshua Bolton, Rob Portman)
                                                      Clean Up Czar (2 Czars: Jessie Roberson & James Rispoli)
                                                      Communications Czar (Dan Bartlett)
                                                      Cyber Security Czar, Cyber Czar (2 Czars: Richard Clarke, Rod Beckstrom)
                                                      Democracy Czar (Elliott Abrams)
                                                      Domestic Policy Czar (Karl Rove)
                                                      Drug Czar (John P. Walters)
                                                      Faith-Based Czar, Faith Czar (4 Czars: Don Willett, John Dilulio, Jim Towey, Jay Hein)
                                                      Food Safety Czar (David W.K. Acheson)
                                                      Global AIDS Czar (2 Czars: Randall Tobias, Mark Dybul)
                                                      Health Czar for WTC, World Trade Center Health Czar (John Howard)
                                                      Health IT Czar (David Brailer)
                                                      Homeland Security Czar (Michael Chertoff)
                                                      Homeless Czar, Homelessness Czar (Phil Mangano)
                                                      Gulf Coast Reconstruction Czar, Hurricane Katrina Recovery Czar (Donald E. Powell)
                                                      Intelligence Czar (2 Czars: John Negroponte & John Michael McConnell)
                                                      Manufacturing Czar (2 Czars: Albert Frink & William G. Sutton)
                                                      Policy Czar (Micahel Gerson)
                                                      Public Diplomacy Czar (2 Czars: Karen Hughes & James Glassman)
                                                      Reading Czar (G. Reid Lyon)
                                                      Regulatory Czar (2 Czars: John D. Graham & Susan Dudley)
                                                      Science Czar (John Marburger)
                                                      Terrorism Czar (3 Czars: Richard A. Clarke, Wayne Downing, John O. Brennan)
                                                      War Czar (Douglas Lute)
                                                      that doesnt count he wasnt black.

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                                                      • Robbie
                                                        Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                        • 20960

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                        True, but the money to pay those people comes from the gov, which comes from us. So in terms of smaller government equaling the gov spending less, I'm down. At least until they spend it on something else. So what's that.... about a 3-minute window of bliss?
                                                        I guess when I hear about size of government, I think of the size of the bureaucracy. Which is just plain ridiculous these days.
                                                        -Robbie
                                                        ClaudiaMarie.Com

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                                                        • Amputate Your Head
                                                          There can be only one
                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                          • 39075

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Robbie
                                                          I guess when I hear about size of government, I think of the size of the bureaucracy. Which is just plain ridiculous these days.
                                                          That's the other side of it, sure. I believe there's clearly not enough regulation. (Wall St., Big Oil, Pharma, etc). Gov needs to step up in that area. That means more people will be required, but they'll have money from the people they just eliminated, so they can hire new people to fill the new positions they need to create more regulations. That right there is job creation folks, in action.

                                                          Another problem solved.
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                                                          • tony299
                                                            lurker
                                                            • Aug 2002
                                                            • 57021

                                                            #30
                                                            Government is never going to get smaller. It's a buzz word to get elected.

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                                                            • BFT3K
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Dec 2005
                                                              • 10764

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by tony299
                                                              Government is never going to get smaller. It's a buzz word to get elected.
                                                              Contrary to popular myth, every Republican president since and including Herbert Hoover has increased the federal government's size, scope, or power - and usually all three. Over the last one hundred years, of the five presidents who presided over the largest domestic spending increases, four were Republicans. Include regulations and foreign policy, as well as budgets approved by a Republican Congress, and a picture begins to emerge of the Republican Party as a reliable engine of government growth.

                                                              Full article here...

                                                              http://mises.org/daily/895

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                                                              • Sabby
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Jul 2003
                                                                • 2888

                                                                #32
                                                                Capricorn is lame...


                                                                Sabby
                                                                Fuck off

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                                                                • SallyRand
                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                  • Jan 2008
                                                                  • 3487

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by The Demon
                                                                  Amputate forgot to conveniently mention that the public sector jobs in Washington are increasing. So much for facts.
                                                                  "Liberals" do not concern themselves with facts.

                                                                  Sally.

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                                                                  • Sabby
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Jul 2003
                                                                    • 2888

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by SallyRand
                                                                    "Liberals" do not concern themselves with facts.



                                                                    Sally.
                                                                    Sometimes they matter.. sometimes they dont.


                                                                    Sabby
                                                                    Fuck off

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                                                                    • PornMD
                                                                      Mainstream Businessman
                                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                                      • 9291

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                      That right there is job creation folks, in action.

                                                                      Another problem solved.
                                                                      It wouldn't surprise me if eliminating some jobs and hiring as many or fewer people in other areas would be spun by the gov't as creating jobs, lol. Not an Obama thing but a gov't thing...they all do shit to make things look better than they are.
                                                                      Want to crush it in mainstream with Facebook ads? Hit me up.

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                                                                      • Vendzilla
                                                                        Biker Gnome
                                                                        • Mar 2004
                                                                        • 23200

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                        Contrary to popular myth, every Republican president since and including Herbert Hoover has increased the federal government's size, scope, or power - and usually all three. Over the last one hundred years, of the five presidents who presided over the largest domestic spending increases, four were Republicans. Include regulations and foreign policy, as well as budgets approved by a Republican Congress, and a picture begins to emerge of the Republican Party as a reliable engine of government growth.

                                                                        Full article here...

                                                                        http://mises.org/daily/895
                                                                        So because you are bringing up republicans, it's ok for democrats to do the same? Pretty lame statement.
                                                                        Obama has increased the national debt 25% in 18 months
                                                                        Obama has increased the size of the government the same
                                                                        And last I checked, he's not a republican, lets focus on the present instead of blaming the past and get something done.

                                                                        Yet the economy , jobs, wars , those problems are still there and don't look like they are going to improve any time soon
                                                                        Last edited by Vendzilla; 08-10-2010, 08:03 AM.
                                                                        Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                                        think about that

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                                                                        • The Demon
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                                                                          • Apr 2003
                                                                          • 7336

                                                                          #37
                                                                          I don't think anybody pays attention to BFT3K on here. His only job is to deflect factual blame from the Democrats and to generally make a fool out of himself.
                                                                          Greed is Good

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                                                                          • dyna mo
                                                                            just a fucking jerk
                                                                            • Dec 2008
                                                                            • 68184

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by SallyRand
                                                                            "Liberals" do not concern themselves with facts.

                                                                            Sally.
                                                                            they also eat their young if the welfare check is late.

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                                                                            • fatfoo
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                                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                                              • 27763

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Find apples, pears, berries and other fruits growing outside on trees to eat for free.
                                                                              Catch a wild rabbit or goose. It's possible to find food for free. Good luck.
                                                                              Last edited by fatfoo; 08-10-2010, 08:56 AM.
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                                                                              • BFT3K
                                                                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                • Dec 2005
                                                                                • 10764

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Vendzilla
                                                                                So because you are bringing up republicans, it's ok for democrats to do the same?
                                                                                I didn't say that at all. I was merely stating the fact that the republitards, who want people to believe they are for smaller deficits and smaller government, are simply full of shit... much like the demon is full of cum after one of his famous all-male gangbangs.

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                                                                                • The Demon
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Apr 2003
                                                                                  • 7336

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                  I didn't say that at all. I was merely stating the fact that the republitards, who want people to believe they are for smaller deficits and smaller government, are simply full of shit... much like the demon is full of cum after one of his famous all-male gangbangs.
                                                                                  It's nice to know I'm smarter and more successful than people twice my age
                                                                                  Greed is Good

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