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Richard N. Haass: “I think it would be criminal as a society--or negligent, I will use a better word--for us not to do certain sorts of…”

On the recordApril 5, 2016
I think it would be criminal as a society--or negligent, I will use a better word--for us not to do certain sorts of things to put us on a safer trajectory.
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Richard N. Haass

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Haass emphasizes the need for proactive measures regarding national debt.

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