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JDPriestly

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7. I remember reading years ago, probably in 1973-74 or thereabouts

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:31 PM

Apr 2012

that the plan was to make the US the breadbasket of the world. I didn't quite get it then, but I take it that even at that time, the wealthy elite planned to gut our industrial core.

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