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		d1sxeyes 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gold hits all time high “We’re going to increase taxes!” “To spend on better public services?” “Nah, we’re just gonna burn it” Easier said than done, I think.

eadmund 66 days ago [–]

Is it possible that a fair amount of government expenditures are just a fancy way of burning money? E.g. cowboy poetry festivals.

d1sxeyes 66 days ago | [–]

The money doesn’t get burned though, it goes somewhere. Whether it’s for equipment hire or facilities or to compensate the cowboy poets for their time, or whatever.

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