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Return on investment phrase

Used by the Swamp to justify a new program, more spending, and especially corporate welfare. As in, by creating this program, "we're going to achieve a huge return on investment by creating jobs and attracting new business to the area". A true conservative never uses this phrase to describe government operations.

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