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Hermit-The-Prog

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5. they didn't get that way on islands

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 12:01 PM

Jan 2019

The regressive GOP has been feeding that class for decades, and in turn been installed in power by them.

These oligarchs did not attain that wealth on islands and by themselves. They depend more heavily on public infrastructure and services than the general public that they exploit.

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