in significant measure because conservative continue to insist on tax cuts for the wealthy that undermines the ability of these systems to function equitably. it is one of the many insanities of conservative economic "thinking"....it might have made sense as a purely theoretical construct in the early 1980s, but after 40 years it's pretty obvious that this doesn't work. unless you're part of the top one percent in terms of income. then you have more money to spend on your yacht upkeep. they're expensive you know, yachts.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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