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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by nullindividual on Sunday June 02, 2024 @12:21PM (#40555293)
No goal posts were moved, but nice try. You also seem to be under the false assumption that the cattle prod is a real device in this scenario.
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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by adolph on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:56PM (#40558704)
Moving from a maximally coercive metaphorical “cattle prod” to a minimal “sin tax” is classic. Go on

https://medium.com/bigger-picture/what-is-a-motte-bailey-aad...

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