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0 pointsthe-dude4y ago0 comments

That is a bit of a moot point for a something that has been active for 2 decades.

To call 20 years 'temporary' is a big stretch.

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julianlam4y ago· 1 in thread

Why? Temporary means "not permanent", it doesn't specify that it must be shorter than any given timeframe.

The united states federal government is temporary too by that metric. Yet everyone gets mad when you talk about eradicating it.

pwinnski4y ago

It was temporary, originally enacted for four years. Unfortunately, it was extended a few times in whole and then in part before finally being allowed to expire completely after 18 years.

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