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His two and a half percent tax on titanium goes too far.
and I say his two and a half percent tax on titanium doesn't go too far enough
"And I think your 10 cent titanium tax doesn't go too far enough!"
Here's the video. Brother wants a piece of his popularity it looks like.
the article mentions that they're close; it sounds like nathan told nick before getting involved in politics
This suggests being a Republican is not a genetic trait.
For my cousin, it was having a stroke. His wife says he was completely non-political before the stroke and then went full maga afterwards.
That tracks with the general understanding maga folks are just not smart. Brain damage, low iq, it's all the same when it comes to making bad choices and being destructive.
Similar thing happened with John Fetterman IIRC
Brain trauma of any kind can do it. And even just as a side effect of getting hurt otherwise and becoming angry at the world because of it, lots of people go to the right that way.
that make sense
Its mostly lead based.