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dickthegrouch

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14. If those companies didn't have adequate insurance, or contracts initially...

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:14 PM

Jan 5

Their failures should be on their owners, their shareholders, or their insurance companies, NOT the US taxpayer.
If it was an uninsurable risk, they had no business taking the risk in the first place.
If they've already been compensated by their insurance companies, double dipping of any kind should also be considered an act of war, against the US taxpayer.

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