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comment by Meriadoc
Meriadoc  ·  3655 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: USA State of the Union: 2015

I haven't read through all this yet, but:

    any politician who is enlightened enough to propose such a program would surely arrange to have it funded in a responsible way.

I don't think I'd ever accuse a politician of being responsible. An enlightened person who believes in these things should also believe in another, and could reasonably do something responsible. If a politician is capable of such a feat is a different matter entirely.





wasoxygen  ·  3655 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Such are the hazards of a sector that hires based on promises and pays based on scheming.