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The perils of being parsimonious

Shoeshine: Would throwing more money at white-collar crimebusters help make the system more just?

Karyn Scherer Mon, 13 May 2019

Back when Shoeshine was knee-high to a grasshopper, parents used to tell their kids all sorts of blatant lies. For example: Eating crusts will make you hirsute. Or: Making silly faces is dangerous during changes in atmospheric pressure.

As we get older, we supposedly get wiser. But it doesn’t

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Karyn Scherer Mon, 13 May 2019
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