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  • Passing the Buck: Why We Pay More But Make Less Part 13: How We Got Here

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    50 Years of Deliberate Policy The system we’ve documented in Parts 1-12 didn’t happen by accident. It wasn’t natural market forces. It wasn’t inevitable. It was built. Deliberately. Over 50 years. By people with names. Who passed specific laws. Made specific court decisions. Implemented specific policies. Let’s trace exactly how it happened. 1971: The Corporate…

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  • Passing the Buck: Why We Pay More But Make Less Part 12: The Bipartisan Consensus

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    Both Parties Protect the System In Part 11, we showed you who profits from cost-shifting. Now we need to explain why this system persists regardless of which party controls Congress or the White House. The uncomfortable truth: Both parties protect corporate interests. Both parties enabled the cost shifts. Both parties take corporate money. This isn’t…

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