“Why don’t they learn from President Trump.”
“The change in laws that govern US elections have yet to be passed right?”
“I wasn’t referring to election laws. We have our own system that is foolproof – you can complain but.…”
“Move on. In our country a samdhi trumps a son in law….”
“I am not sure that is true – Jared Kushner’s dad is the ambassador to France.”
“In that case the dad has a portfolio that is many degrees lower than his son’s – Jared’s terms of reference are those of a Secretary of State…..”
“Oh you think Marco Rubio is the Deputy Under Secretary of Latin America?”
“Hmmm but coming back to our country – a brother in law now trumps a cousin and…”
“Stick to federal subjects not provincial/state.”
“Fair enough anyway President Trump has pledged 5000 dollars to every citizen, not to a green card holder but to every US citizen if the Republicans win the mid-term elections scheduled for 3 November.”
“Our kitty is empty as you know….”
“So is the US kitty – they owe 40 trillion dollars….”
“OK but President Trump reckons the money will be available from his tariffs….”
“Our Prime Minister says that 800 billion rupees have been generated from enforcement measures so why can’t we get….”
“Those enforcement measures are not from the pockets of the rich but from those of the poor – from sales tax collections, whose incidence on the poor is greater than on the rich. And need I remind you these taxes are passed on in their entirety to the general public….”
“I agree besides these enforcement measures apply to sugar, and fertilizer which will raise our food prices.”
“For that we have the Benazir Income Support Programme….”
“That’s once every three months and the amount disbursed can purchase enough food for one week for a family of four.”
“Why not just promise and make the people happy -I mean President Trump also reneges on promises…”
“Yeah yeah no new wars or forever wars….”
“That’s 101 of good politics.”
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