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Angus King: “I was amazed when I got here that somehow, when you get inside the Beltway, the law of net present value does not apply.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
I was amazed when I got here that somehow, when you get inside the Beltway, the law of net present value does not apply.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King criticizes the disregard for net present value in Washington.

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