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JBoy

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5. Contribute nothing to the economy?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:16 AM

Jul 2012

I'm pretty sure jewellery stores wouldn't exist and banks wouldn't contain money if there were no cops.

And that cop likely buys his groceries in his own neighbourhood and has a local mechanic fix his car.

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