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An unfortunate FAFO scenario.

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kinda LAMF too?

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Oh good. We can put an exact dollar figure on the lives of those children. Convenient.

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It’s not that they don’t care, it’s just that they hate you more than they loved their dead kids.

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The cowardice of capitalism and “fiscal conservatism” knows no limits.

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Some lawmakers, including state Rep. Wes Virdell, voted against it due to its projected $500 million cost, though several now admit they’re reconsidering in the wake of recent events

They’re not going to reconsider. Who’s buying this lie from consummate liars?

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Even if they truly are reconsidering, it won’t matter. The information that leads to a siren will no longer be available.

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Yeah, God forbid you spend a few hundred thousand dollars of easy to maintain equipment to to keep the people who pay you taxes safe

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The article says it was projected to cost half a billion dollars. Not sure why it’s that high, but that’s what it says.

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That seems bonkers high. I would tape a klaxon to every cell tower and call it done.

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