Nice try , bucko , nice try . <| sep |> Fiscal conservatives I feel tend to be afraid to spend money to save money . The government is the most efficient vehicle to deliver such a service but it takes tax revenue . You can ' t have smaller government and increased services . <| sep |> grats on cake <| sep |> I think Scotty ' s murder was the writers ' deus ex machina to somewhat redeem Noah and make Helen darker . Because up until the end of season two Noah really did come off as a turd . Now he took the fall for Alison and Helen and his previous shitty behavior pales in comparison to murder and a cover up . <| sep |> You ' ll be OK with that one . Fistoffun . com OTOH . <| sep |> Day 1 of 3 . Apologies for the low quality cellphone pics .