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John Rice Carter: Well, I would hope that we're not all socialists. I have a young man whose wife is from Canada, who works for me. And…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
Well, I would hope that we're not all socialists. I have a young man whose wife is from Canada, who works for me. And I'll tell you, he said to me, he said, you know what? I love my wife dearly, but I didn't want to go live in Canada with those socialists. Please don't bring it to our country. So there are people that are really concerned deeply about socialism.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about socialism during a discussion on healthcare.

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