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Jim Baird: I agree. When the President asked rhetorically in his speeches, if a little bit of a tax cut is a good thing, what about…

On the recordApril 30, 2003
I agree. When the President asked rhetorically in his speeches, if a little bit of a tax cut is a good thing, what about a big tax cut, well, the answer is we have already had a pretty big darn tax cut; and the second answer is, most people are not going to get that tax cut. And the third answer is, that big tax cut comes with an awfully big debt, and there is something desperately wrong with an awfully big debt.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the implications of tax cuts and national debt.

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