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Bill Clinton: “I think it is a mistake for us to return to deficit spending, to start to erode the Social Security taxes for other…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2000
I think it is a mistake for us to return to deficit spending, to start to erode the Social Security taxes for other things, to let interest rates get higher.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Reception for Governor Tom Carper in New York City

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