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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by wastedhours on Monday May 22, 2017 @11:01AM (#14394114)
The current US party system might be destructive, but am a believer in party politics - mainly because without it, to get anything done would take the form of voting blocs which can lead down the path to more backroom "scratch my back" deals.
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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by sqeaky on Monday May 22, 2017 @11:34AM (#14394394)
Isn't "backroom deals" just a negative way to describe cooperation and collaboration? If not please explain it to me and pretend I am really dumb on this topic, because I am.
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