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littlemissmartypants

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54. Your husband's position and your status are not the issues here.

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:26 AM

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It's whether or not you both are going to put your lives and futures into the hands of a crook and a psychopath.

All of the money in the world doesn't insure you will be treated fairly or that past promises to you or anyone will be honored going forward.

Besides, if you don't have all that cash cut into incremental scattered amounts when he abolishs the FDIC your circumstances could rapidly change.

But that's not the point. That we are even debating this is nonsensical.

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You first, don the con! biophile Tuesday #1

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Voluntary buyout offers should be prohibited? MichMan Tuesday #8

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Except that... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #24

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