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Jan 2022
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Listener Mail: Fake Towns, Foster Care a...

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Are there really entire towns created as 'decoys'? Why are parents being billed for foster care? What exactly is the national debt, and how is it different from an individual's debt? All this and more in this week's Listener Mail.

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