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Bluetus

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9. The root cause of all of those things
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:50 PM
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is the corruption that has brought us all these tech bros, data centers, the Iran war and the vast concentration of wealth.

The smart candidates will tie these things together. Platner is doing a good job of that in Maine. We need EVERYBODY on that plan.

What I'm trying to say is that we should not be talking about gas prices and other prices in isolation. These things are a DIRECT result of our broken system. The solution isn't to impose price control on gas and carrots. The solution lies with breaking up the monopolies, taxing the ultra-wealthy, banning stock and crypto trading by high government officials and holding social media accountable for the damage they are doing to our society. We need to be educating the public to make these connections.

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