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To: M. Murray who wrote (369471)4/17/2018 3:14:23 PM
From: zzpat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541961
 
They had a phrase that they seldom use but it was called "starve the beast." The stated purpose was to bankrupt the government with tax cuts and debt so Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would have to be abolished.

Paul Ryan said he dreamed of doing this same thing when he was in high school (total dweeb, I was thinking about getting laid).