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Unspoken premise being accepted: That the professed purpose (helping the poor) was the actual purpose. Just wanted that noted.
by rdiddly 7y ago
Unspoken premise being accepted: That the professed purpose (helping the poor) was the actual purpose. Just wanted that noted.
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoDisagree. That premise was explicitly spoken (that it would help the poor, that was a figleaf by the people pushing this), and it wasn't accepted by very many people, other than some rich people who thought they'd use it. At the time it was passed it was widely said to be likely to be a boondogle that would not make many real improvements.