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Jared Huffman: It seems to me that putting a couple of wars on the national credit card, cutting taxes for the rich, and looking the…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
It seems to me that putting a couple of wars on the national credit card, cutting taxes for the rich, and looking the other way while Wall Street crashes the economy had a lot to do with it.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman attributes the national debt to wars, tax cuts, and economic mismanagement.

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