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John Campbell: “As you say, one of the great differences between us and them, we talked about it being your money, their money, the…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2007
As you say, one of the great differences between us and them, we talked about it being your money, their money, the People's money, the taxpayers' money. Your money, watching on television, they talk about it like it is their money, like it is the government's money.
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John Campbell
California

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Discussing the perception of taxpayer money during a debate.

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