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3. Actually, no.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 11:03 AM

Nov 2017

This is what most Liberals think it is. It's actually far worse. There is trickle down, but it is patronage inducement money. Simply put, there's not enough to go around so those at the top, which tend to be autocratic, use it to reward those that do not challenge them.

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