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“We’re burdening the children” and “we’re burdening the grandchildren” have been used repeatedly by so-called “deficit hawks” for decades. Les Rubin is the latest - but surely not the last - deficit hawk to use children as props.…
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“Soon, I’d see inmates unveil smartphones all around me. The economy inside prisons is an incredible testament to the power of capitalism and how creatively goods will flow to those who want them, so long as the buyer can make it worth it for the seller.”…
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