Popular Government Campaigns That Actually Backfired
Plenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
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Plenty of government campaigns fail to accomplish their intended goals, but some spark backlash or even exacerbate the problems they were meant to solve.
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