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To: Rummyfan

Yes, I can. Boston, Mass.


39 posted on 11/04/2022 9:38:13 AM PDT by tech_rjmarce1
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To: tech_rjmarce1

James Michael Curley, a four-time mayor of Boston, used wasteful redistribution to his poor Irish constituents and incendiary rhetoric to encourage richer citizens to emigrate from Boston, thereby shaping the electorate in his favor. As a consequence, Boston stagnated, but Curley kept winning elections.


46 posted on 11/05/2022 12:16:25 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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