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16. I'll reserve judgment

Reply to Laelth (Reply #15)

Thu Feb 4, 2021, 12:52 PM

Feb 2021

I just know that his economic-budget proposals during the last campaign were roundly criticized, even by progressive economic institutes, for not adding up and for lacking the proper projections. I hope the new staff are more in the administrative capacity than an advisory or research one.

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