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Don't Blindly Trust Public or Private Sectors

Bram Adams
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From the time I was about 10 years old, I would hear from my rich dad that government workers were a pack of lazy thieves, and from my poor dad I would hear how the rich were greedy crooks who should be made to pay more taxes. Both sides had valid points. It was difficult to go to work for one of the biggest capitalists in town and come home to a father who was a prominent government leader. It was not easy to know which dad to believe. (Location 1279)

The public and private sector both have their own incentives and should be treated as such. Don't blindly trust a government, don't blindly trust a successful business person. 202301081728

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