Post #40849 by PucksFool on the Berkshire Hathaway board

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This one has an interesting background story too about how the little town of Parkersburg, WV came to be the repository of the U.S. public debt.

https://www.progresspond.com/2025/03/08/day-48-the...

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great article. I have no sympathy for her. And it doesn't really sound like many of her townfolk are putting 2 and 2 together. But they are going to feel a lot more pain coming their way.
Maybe that will reinforce the effect of the " some great things " that Trump is doing. #sarcasm

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It sort of reminds me of the story about the guy who wanted prayer in school. It's a classic among atheists.

The short version is that this guy campaigned to get prayer in school. His kid started coming home saying what prayer they had that day, and it wasn't one the father approved of. One was Jewish, a different day was Muslim, and one was Mormon (IIRC). So then the father was up in arms to campaign against school prayer...

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