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Gregory C. Mason

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Politicians must stop trying to buy us off with our own money

September 16, 2019 by Gregory Mason

As Larry the Liquidator said in that not-so-classic film Other People’s Money: “I love money more than the things it can buy … but what I love more than money is other people’s money.”

With the federal election soon upon us, it’s time to issue a call for politicians to stop buying us off with our own money.

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Filed Under: Op Ed