Opinion
Politicians should be made to use services they inflict on us
07 February 2021 - 00:00
For a while, I deemed the idea too draconian, punitive and a potential violation of their freedom of choice. But now, finally, I’m persuaded — those who run the state and make policy on behalf of all of us must be compelled to use public, as opposed to private, facilities. ..
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