Advertising is tax deductible, so we all pay for the privilege of bein…

Noam Chomsky
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Advertising is tax deductible, so we all pay for the privilege of being manipulated and controlled. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2013). How the World Works, p.301, Soft Skull Press
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