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Questions tagged [government]

Use this tag for questions regarding "government" as a concept. DO NOT USE in lieu of "United States".

Government is the system by which a nation, state, or community is governed. Use this for question discussing how to govern a country or a community, not for any particular government.

In particular use the country name as a tag if the question applies to the government of a particular country.

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Are Swans in UK property of Queen?

Is it really true that all Swans in UK are property of Queen? What is reason behind it (if any)?
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Is the Stuxnet worm a government facade?

I just read about Stuxnet, which is allegedly a computer worm that silently infected thousands of computers and eventually sabotaged Iran’s nuclear program. I find it difficult to believe that so many hoops were jumped through without ever being…
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Does government funded R&D promote economic growth?

In Matt Ridley's The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge he repeats a claim originally made by Terence Kealey (my emphasis): In 2003, the OECD published a paper on ‘sources of growth in OECD countries’ between 1971 and 1998, finding to…
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Was the Sandy Hook massacre an elaborate hoax? (and other conspiracies)

I have heard a number of people talking about some serious and seemingly implausible allegations that the Sandy Hook shooting was an elaborate hoax. Most of the sources for these claims I have found compiled on Wikipedia which I will post for the…
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Were Canadian politicians targeted by an Indian intelligence covert influence operation?

Global News reported that Canadian politicians were targets of Indian intelligence covert influence operation. Indian intelligence agencies attempted to use money and disinformation to “covertly influence” Canadian politicians, according to a…
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Has Kuwait banned several Muslim-majority countries from entry?

From Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries Citizens from five Muslim-majority countries will no longer be able to obtain Kuwaiti visas, after reports the Gulf state issued tight entry restrictions that…
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Chemtrails : A dangerous govt. plot or just another debunked theory?

According to countless chemtrail research theories , trails left in the sky by high-flying govt. aircraft are dangerous chemical or biological agents deliberately sprayed for reasons undisclosed to the general public. There are however, numerous…
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Does government spending on healthcare promote economic growth?

As governments attempt to get their finances back into balance, many have cut back on a wide range of spending commitments. Some governments such as the UK have chosen to protect spending on healthcare, though that spend is no longer rising at its…
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Did the Special Virus-Cancer Program (SVCP) exist?

Rense.com has a 2005 essay describing an AIDS conspiracy theory. In particular, it describes the "Special Virus-Cancer Program": The Virus Cancer Program had it roots in 1964 when Congress provided funds to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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Was Paul Walker killed by a US Government drone?

Truther News, part of conspiracy theory site, Truther.org reports: While initial reports state that the car split in two after striking a tree at a high rate of speed, one look at the crash scene (see photo below) and it’s evident that the tree (no…
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Did female majority electorate result in higher government spending compared to WW2?

An inflammatory infographic frequently shared online claims that women voting is directly responsible for increase of government spending which it argues overshadows the effects of ww2. I would like to know if this is merely a correlation or if…
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How could Donald Trump have kept that many classified "Presidential Records" after leaving office?

FBI agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from former President Trump’s residence earlier this week, including some so sensitive they could only be stored in special government facilities, according to reports. Some of the items were…
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