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Laura Ruby

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"But corruption, influence-peddling...are more subtle and complicated than this in practice. For an example, we need look no further than the conservative justices of the supreme court itself, who have become notorious...for accepting lavish gifts and chummy intimacy from rightwing billionaires."

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I thought about writing a paper on 'The Economics of Gratuity', explaining that you want to have the reputation of giving gratuities but not give over every time. A new version of 'A Modest Proposal', then I realized it might be taken seriously, so decided against.

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