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John McCain: We can't have taxpayers footing the bill for bloated golden parachutes. We need to put our country first and focus on…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2008
We can't have taxpayers footing the bill for bloated golden parachutes. We need to put our country first and focus on what's best for Main Street. It's the excess and greed of Washington and Wall Street that got us in this situation to start with.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain criticizes the bailout plan, arguing against taxpayers supporting excessive payouts to executives.

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