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starspangled ◴[] No.40219850[source]
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
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romeros ◴[] No.40219956[source]
It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, doesn't it? Why haven't they taken action until now? People aren't children to be appeased by such gestures.
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1. rumdonut ◴[] No.40220735[source]
They are though. It's that people tend to forget over time. I barely remember details of the last administration. A NYTimes article recently observed the same.