# Our Problems. Their Profits. | When the Fix Costs Too Much | Sequel Sunday

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Podcast: [Common Sense with Chad Law | Political Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/common-sense-with-chad-law-political-commentary-4943048)
Published: 2026-07-26T19:00:00+00:00
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Text the show! Last week on Common Sense, Chad asked whether government can ever actually get smaller. This week, a single receipt from California turns that question upside down. When electric vehicles reduce smog inspections, what happens to the fees that funded them? When lottery revenue is promised to schools, what happens when the institution becomes more important than the promise? What do tobacco settlements, prison contracts, and legalized sports betting all have in common? This epis...

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