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indepat

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12. A government that does the bidding of big bidness is indeed subordinate to big bidness

Reply to HughBeaumont (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 05:04 PM

Feb 2014

and reeks of corporatism/fascism instead of promoting the general welfare. That tens of millions of Americans are without health insurance and earn a below-livable wage are some of the proofs in the ugly pudding.

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A government that does the bidding of big bidness is indeed subordinate to big bidness indepat Feb 2014 #12