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"Then when things go bad, everyone's pissed that the government isn't omnipotent."

That, my friend, is a true statement.



For bonus points, it's usually the same people who were loudest about shredding regulations and disempowering government in the first place.

Related examples include the NIMBY a-holes who lobby against cell phone towers in their town while having a family plan, and of course people who insist on tax cuts while demanding better services.




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