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raccoon

(31,151 posts)
Sun Jul 23, 2017, 01:04 PM Jul 2017

"Your tax dollars at work." When was the last time you saw that sign?

Are they in use anywhere any more? I think they darned well should be.

Some people are so uninformed that they probably make no connection between new/improved roads and bridges and taxes...

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"Your tax dollars at work." When was the last time you saw that sign? (Original Post) raccoon Jul 2017 OP
A long time. n/tt whathehell Jul 2017 #1
Never thought of it, used to see them at every highway project not now. They seem to doc03 Jul 2017 #2
They are fixing a bridge in my county... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #3
Put it on Trump's forehead dalton99a Jul 2017 #4
Our's have been replaced with LeftInTX Jul 2017 #5
now it could be hung on sleeping repukes Skittles Jul 2017 #6

doc03

(35,485 posts)
2. Never thought of it, used to see them at every highway project not now. They seem to
Sun Jul 23, 2017, 01:41 PM
Jul 2017

have disappeared with Obama's Stimulus Program.

LeftInTX

(25,912 posts)
5. Our's have been replaced with
Sun Jul 23, 2017, 02:48 PM
Jul 2017

"Give us a brake"

I guess too many redneck drivers became enraged at "tax dollars".

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