Newt Gingrich: “If you really want to give people money to do nothing, a lot of people…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2022

If you really want to give people money to do nothing, a lot of people will learn to do nothing.

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Newt Gingrich: “If you really want to give people money to do nothing, a lot of people will learn to do nothing.”