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Tom McClintock: “Government cannot put a dollar into the economy that it first hasn't taken out of that same economy.”

On the recordMay 10, 2023
Government cannot put a dollar into the economy that it first hasn't taken out of that same economy.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock explains the limitations of government spending in the economy.

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