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Re:Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism (... by bryanlarsen on Monday May 27, 2019 @10:51AM (#20022579)
> There is no major party seriously advocating for the reduction of the size, scope and spending of government

That is a familiar Republican talking point. "Starve the beast"; "Drain the swamp", et cetera.

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Re:Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism (... by gnusty_gnurc on Monday May 27, 2019 @03:13PM (#20024564)
> talking point

Hasn't really happened - government and spending has grown healthily under Trump.

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