🇺🇸 Bessent's answer to why socialism sells: "Free stuff always sounds good. Tell me one place it's ever worked." He didn't reach for a theory. He asked for one country where the bill didn't show up. The problem is always the same. Even free stuff comes with a bill. Writer: Lu

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🇺🇸 Bessent's answer to why socialism sells: "Free stuff always sounds good. Tell me one place it's ever worked." He didn't reach for a theory. He asked for one country where the bill didn't show up. The problem is always the same. Even free stuff comes with a bill. Writer: Lucas https://t.co/Ozlzyzyp0a

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