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newdeal2

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8. Oh it very much is a problem that can't be dismissed

Reply to synni (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 05:14 PM

Jul 8

Are they going to uproot their lives and move, even within the same state? If not, what if they don’t have transportation to these fields?

There’s so much to think about, but the idiots in charge have no clue.

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Oh it very much is a problem that can't be dismissed newdeal2 Jul 8 #8

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