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Rand Paul: It's interesting that those who say we have no compassion extoll the virtues of socialism, and you look at a country…

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
It's interesting that those who say we have no compassion extoll the virtues of socialism, and you look at a country like Venezuela, with great resources and an utter disaster where people can't eat, evolving into violence, I think it is important that we do have a debate in our country between socialism and communism and America and capitalism.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul contrasts socialism with capitalism, citing Venezuela's crisis as a warning.

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