My post: "Better then cutting SS and Medicare."
You would be incorrect.
Of course since red states consistently have the worst quality of education in America, I don't blame you for your mistake.
Definition of then
(Entry 1 of 3)
1: at that time
2a: soon after that : next in order of timewalked to the door, then turned
b: following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a seriesfirst came the clowns, and then came the elephants
c: in addition : BESIDESthen there is the interest to be paid
3a: as a necessary consequenceif the angles are equal, then the complements are equal
Definition of THEN
at that time; soon after that : next in order of time; following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a series… See the full definitionwww.merriam-webster.com
So explain how any of those past tense references to time are used to make a comparison. The proper term you obviously were never taught is "than", not "then". That seems to be a common failure of mostly northern blue State educations.
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