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ryandrakeyesterday at 4:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

The USA would rather pay half the population to dig holes and the other half to fill them in, than simply provide a basic standard of living for all.


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suzzer99yesterday at 4:12 PM

The CCC and WPA produced a lot of valuable stuff that still stands today.

wiseowiseyesterday at 4:16 PM

But what about Japan? Sorry, I meant Germany. Sorry, I meant USSR. Vietnam? Iraq? Iraqistan, or was it Afghanistan? Iraq, yes! Russia, Russia! Oh, look, China!

Knock, knock. Who's there? I ran.