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Jim Baird: Sometimes, good intentions--I am talking about government programs--the good intentions don't really end up helping the…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
Sometimes, good intentions--I am talking about government programs--the good intentions don't really end up helping the people that we would like to help in a manner that we would like to help.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Baird discusses the challenges of government programs in effectively helping people.

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