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Did Adam Smith-tied evangelists of "limited government" have any idea they were greasing the skids for 22-year-old arms dealers? How could a kid barely able to buy beer secure a nearly $300 million defense contract? When they finally put their theory into practice, conservatives contrived one of the most wasteful systems ever seen.

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    Radiofreeeuropa1 month, 4 weeks ago

    By merely acting authoritative, voters were conned into believing this idealogical group of looters knew what they were doing. They didn't, and their agenda has been recorded as the age old make the rich richer at the expense of everyone else. All I can say is they had their chance to do good and opted instead to line their pockets along with their immediate friends and family.

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