A fan. Yes, that is it. The difference between a fan and a fanatic is that a fanatic cannot change their mind and will not change the subject. I have almost become a fanatic on this issue because this is something that, if you think it through, begins to change the entire paradigm. As the gentleman from Iowa said, it not only changes the way we see government but it changes the way we react to government. In the end, it says to Suzie and Johnny when they go in to buy something at the store, wait a second, every time I buy something, it is 22 cents or 23 cents, or whatever the number is. And all of a sudden they begin to see government as a real cost to them.
Gilbert Gutknecht: “A fan. Yes, that is it. The difference between a fan and a fanatic is that a fanatic cannot change their mind and will…”
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Discussing the impact of government costs on consumer behavior.
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