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Mike Johanns: “Whether you are a liberal or a conservative economist, having a high burden given by the debt of country and economy…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
Whether you are a liberal or a conservative economist, having a high burden given by the debt of country and economy is--it makes it really impossible for the economy to grow
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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High national debt hinders economic growth, regardless of political ideology.

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