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Flagged What is it today with these troll bait stories -- there is no interesting discussion about this topic. Votes decide not to enact tax, government cuts
by dantheman 17y ago
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What is it today with these troll bait stories -- there is no interesting discussion about this topic.
Votes decide not to enact tax, government cuts services that effect citizens the most -- this has happened throughout history; it's called the Washington Monument Strategy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome
- proee 17y ago"there is no interesting discussion about this topic..." Well you just provided some good insight that I've never heard of before.
- seigenblues 17y agothat's one of the thinnest wikipedia articles i've ever seen. C'mon, outside of the hysterical NRO articles it has at the bottom, can you show me another example of it "happening throughout history?"
- dantheman 17y agoHere's a few more uses from google: "I think it's unfortunate when some use what has often been called the Washington Monument strategy," Mr. Pataki said at a news conference. "When you make a cut, you immediately say you are going to cut the Washington Monument because it is the most visible way to get public attention." http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/15/nyregion/suny-trustees-plan-cuts-under-pataki-s-budget-plan.html http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/15/nyregion/suny-trustees-pla... http://writteninfo.com/2009/04/fire-department-in-fairfax-county-va-caught-in-corrupt-spending-uses-washington-monument-strategy/ http://writteninfo.com/2009/04/fire-department-in-fairfax-co... http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24528.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24528.html http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/07/15/the-washington-monument-syndrome-backfires-in-massachusetts/ http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/07/15/the-washington-mon...