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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 11:16:35 -0400
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Subject: Re: What's Your Favorite Government Expenditure?
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On 4/2/2024 6:34 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <a60p0j9mro42sauclhjq06j97sqhl3qc9s@4ax.com>,
>   shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:17:57 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Just taking a little poll here. What is you guys' favorite part of the
>>> recent $1.2 trillion federal spending bill?
>>>
>>> Is it...
>>>
>>> (1) $850,000 for a gay senior citizen home in Massachusetts; or
>>
>> Why do they need a home just for gay senior citizens? There must be
>> something else going on.
> 
> And why should do I, as a California resident, pay for it? If
> Massachusetts needs gay senior citizens homes, let Massachusetts pay for
> them.

The "local community" is the one being served.  Depending on the 
prevalence of the minority being addressed, that could be anything from 
a city block to an entire nation.