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Claire McCaskill: “But, it is counterintuitive that, when the government is in a bad place because of an economic downturn, that it spends…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2015
But, it is counterintuitive that, when the government is in a bad place because of an economic downturn, that it spends more money.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill highlights the paradox of government spending during economic downturns.

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