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Ben Bliss

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If there’s one thing to know about Ben, he loves tacos. And pho. And burritos. Currently he’s a professional advertising writer, and amateur real writer, living in Brooklyn.

April 6, 2017

Should You Consolidate Your Student Loans, or Get Hit By a Car?

by Ben Bliss

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by Emily Delaney
February 22, 2021

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by Leslie Ylinen
February 24, 2021

I Oppose the Democrats’ Plan to Lower Child Poverty. If Kids Want to Eat, They Should Work In Filthy Factories Like They Did in the Good Old Days

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