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Barack Obama: I mean, I suppose what I could have done is started off with no tax cuts, knowing that I was going to want some and then…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2009
I mean, I suppose what I could have done is started off with no tax cuts, knowing that I was going to want some and then let them take credit for all of them. And maybe that's the lesson I learned.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on his approach to tax cuts during stimulus negotiations and acknowledges a lesson learned.

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