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On the recordJune 30, 2010
I'm old enough to remember that Cuba, prior to the Communist takeover of their country, was a very vibrant community and very economically sound. There were some inequities and problems there. I'm not trying to promote Mr. Batista's governance down there by any means, but on the other hand, where are the Cubans today? The debt created by Fidel Castro and by the socialistic mentality, which is the same mentality that Fidel Castro had, is very pervasive here. It is the same mentality we have here with our leadership, both in the White House as well as here in Congress, today, under Democratic leadership. It leads to economic ruin. It leads to abject poverty for everyone. Former Prime Minister of England Margaret Thatcher at one time said the problem with socialism is, eventually, you run out of other people's money. That's exactly what happened.
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Paul Broun
Republican · Georgia
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Jun 30, 2010

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The speaker discusses the impact of socialism, drawing parallels between Cuba and current U.S. leadership.

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