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Maxwell Frost: The people that I talk to do not want a government that puts them in debt. They do not want their children and…

On the recordMay 22, 2003
The people that I talk to do not want a government that puts them in debt. They do not want their children and grandchildren to be paying, having to bail out the country for this tax cut that is being passed this year because of the size of the debt that this is causing. No, they do not necessarily want bigger government, but they do not want that debt hanging over their children and grandchildren for several generations.
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Maxwell Frost
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of tax cuts and government debt.

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