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Barack Obama: Ron, we cannot show the American public numbers that big. If we do, they will get scared. They will give up hope.

On the recordJune 16, 2015
Ron, we cannot show the American public numbers that big. If we do, they will get scared. They will give up hope.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama expressed concerns about revealing large deficit numbers to the public.

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