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Rand Paul: What do we do now? We are telling consumers to spend and continue the old process. It won't work.

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
What do we do now? We are telling consumers to spend and continue the old process. It won't work.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul argues against encouraging consumer spending as a solution to economic problems.

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