Non-Negotiable and Impossible
He will not pay. He will not leave. He cannot explain. The Americans already walked. The shelves did not empty.
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Labour's $1.3b CGT assumes the painter still turns up. Grant says he goes surfing.
Good Enough for TPM. Good Enough for the Coalition.
If TPM can work MMP, National voters should too. Electorate National. Party ACT or NZ First.
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