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if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes, and an omnipresent, omniprominent welfare state.
if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes, and an omnipresent, omniprominent welfare state.
Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern
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- George F. Will
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- Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for George Will: documented birth year 1941; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1270178, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270178 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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