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Songs From the Debt Collector, A Libertarian Musical

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Aya Katz

Nobody in The Debt Collector is a saint, but nobody is irredeemable. Take Lottie Lark, the welfare mother. When one of her children shoplifts, Lottie reprimands the child and explains that it is not necessary to steal, because the law already provides them with everything they need at other people’s expense. The Larks are law abiding people. Continue reading →

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What Makes a Welfare Mother: Another Song from The Debt Collector

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Aya Katz

The Debt Collector is a libertarian musical set in the 1980s about a family named the Larks, their landlady, Mrs. Hauser, their social worker, Siren, and, in the title role, Blood, the debt collector hired by the landlady. In the song … Continue reading →

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