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Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics

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Coming soon: How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics by Ryan Cooper.

“This question is designed to shut down policy pushes up front, minimizing any interference with the free market. It comes from neoliberalism, an economic ideology that has overtaken both parties.”

How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics
How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Cooper, Ryan (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 354 Pages - 09/23/2025 (Publication Date) - St. Martin's Press (Publisher)
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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