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W_HAMILTON

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11. It already is and has been.

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 01:40 PM

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But due to the many nefarious forces who do not want Democrats in power -- mostly on the right, yes, but even some on the left -- they propagandize it in such a way that those on the right think we want to tax everyone and some of those on the left think we are too corporatist blah, blah, blah, and would never follow through on it or it doesn't go far enough for them.

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