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Tom McClintock: “The public sector works exactly the opposite. They attract capital by being less efficient, less innovative, and then…”

On the recordMay 19, 2015
The public sector works exactly the opposite. They attract capital by being less efficient, less innovative, and then coming here and demanding more money to cure these inefficiencies.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock contrasts efficiency in the private sector with inefficiencies in the public sector.

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