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anubisthetatoday at 2:20 AM3 repliesview on HN

Exactly. Giving people free stuff is extremely popular. If people actually want those things, we can collective open our wallets and pay for it. But that changes people's opinions quite radically.


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vor_today at 2:30 AM

Does it? I'm skeptical. In fact, we apparently have more than enough money for it because we suddenly have billions to spend on war in the Middle East.

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wredcolltoday at 3:10 AM

I mean, the republicans constantly pay for things nobody wants, so uh, what's the issue here?

rexpoptoday at 2:46 AM

"It costs money, therefore it's impossible."

You think social democrats never heard of a balanced budget? I don't know how you "fiscal conservatives" take yourselves seriously.