Rand Paul: “If State and local governments had not been forced to cut back…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012

If State and local governments had not been forced to cut back, unemployment would now be below 8 percent.

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Ron Paul argues that public sector cutbacks have negatively impacted unemployment rates.

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Rand Paul: “If State and local governments had not been forced to cut back, unemployment would now be below 8 percent.”