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slightlv

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9. What's been the GOP's watchword about gov't?

Reply to dutch777 (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 12, 2024, 12:41 PM

Feb 2024

Beyond, "drown it in a bathtub" and "it doesn't work"? It's free market capitalism, which is a euphuism for laisse faire capitalism. I don't have anything against capitalism, per se... it's better than some, worse than other systems, perhaps. But it has to be regulated or all it becomes is greed writ large, people and the planet be damned. And we're seeing that today.

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Why are kids of color in MN spending days, weeks, and months in hospital ERs that can't treat their problems? [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 OP

Some Children's Hospitals now have behavioral health emergency rooms. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #1

This is not unique to kids or people of color . There is simply not enough mental & other behavioral health services. dutch777 Feb 2024 #2

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thanks. For a first hand and fairly succinct take. stopdiggin Feb 2024 #5

You are welcome. It's an issue that largely flies under the radar and is only getting worse by the year. dutch777 Feb 2024 #6

Back in the late 70's, slightlv Feb 2024 #7

I do agree, Reagan, or probably more correctly his enablers and handlers, sent the GOP down a path that... dutch777 Feb 2024 #8

What's been the GOP's watchword about gov't? slightlv Feb 2024 #9

good post. But gotta think the answer is also pretty self-evident. -(nt)- stopdiggin Feb 2024 #4