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Re:The Koch brothers are campaigning against tax rises for p... by nine_k on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:06AM (#17346177)
Welcome to the world of political rhetoric. If something is likely to trigger the desired emotional answer by matching a number of keywords, it's an acceptable device; the literal meaning is secondary at best, and ignored in many cases.
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Re:The Koch brothers are campaigning against tax rises for p... by dvfjsdhgfv on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:09AM (#17346212)
It's unbelievable, sometimes maddening, but a great number of people still falls for it.
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Re:The Koch brothers are campaigning against tax rises for p... by tim333 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:26AM (#17346340)
It works the other way too - people see right wingers attack public transport and assume it's evil without looking into whether it might just be an poor use of tax money.
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Re:The Koch brothers are campaigning against tax rises for p... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @09:49AM (#17346544)
There seems to be too much ideology on both sides of the argument, a bit more pragmatism would be better.
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