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John Rice Carter: “One of the things government doesn't do well is reward good behavior. It does pretty well at punishing bad behavior but…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
One of the things government doesn't do well is reward good behavior. It does pretty well at punishing bad behavior but isn't so good at regarding good behavior.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter critiques government for failing to reward effective management of taxpayer funds.

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