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Thomas Sowell has spent decades explaining the consequences of bad policies. His point is simple: you can’t ignore economic reality forever. Eventually, someone has to pay the price for the decisions made today. A timeless lesson in incentives, consequences, and government policy.

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Rita Hughes2 days ago

Yes

Lea Thompson2 days ago

Yep everyone pays eventually usually with money they don't got. My CoinStats dashboard at least tracks my own fuck-ups not some politicians fantasy

Joaquin Hawkeen2 days ago

@SteveKim323 Politics is the ultimate necessary evil

EndDiscriminationNow2 days ago

And Debt.

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