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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
The Cloward/Piven Strategy was based on the idea of orchestrating crises that only the government can solve.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Referencing a strategy aimed at creating government dependency.

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