Having recently seen a proud “He died for us” bumper sticker I was reminded of Trump’s assertion that military casualties were losers; that anyone who dies for another is a loser. Not everyone found a bone spur and avoided the significant tax of being drafted. Who would have won and what would we have, if everyone had evaded the draft and other taxes, including price controls and wearing a mask?
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Letter: Trump shows who loser is
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