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Barack Obama: “We can't afford four more years of the economic theory that says we should give more and more to those with the most and…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2008
We can't afford four more years of the economic theory that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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