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W. Todd Akin: We have been talking about what you shouldn't do. The gentleman from Ohio is talking about the inherent unfairness, the…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
We have been talking about what you shouldn't do. The gentleman from Ohio is talking about the inherent unfairness, the injustice of basically taxing somebody to fix a problem they didn't create, of bailing out a big company when the little one doesn't get bailed out, this whole bailout fever, everybody with their hands out. Now, is there a better kind of solution? What would a supply side kind of model be? What would you recommend? We don't want to sit here and criticize people that are proposing things without giving them an alternative that is better, and I think that is what you would like to talk about.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing economic policies and the fairness of bailouts during a congressional debate.

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