The old wealth redistribution. The old socialism deal. So anyway it is $800 billion. And here is what actually happened. This is putting people back to work the big government, Democrat way. Look what happens to the employment in the private sector. It's this white line. So 2007, 8, 9, 10, you see there is unemployment. And yet if you take a look at the red line, that's the Federal Government. It's hiring all right. Instead of letting the businesses keep some of their money and hire people, instead they're hiring government workers. So that's how it works.
W. Todd Akin: “The old wealth redistribution. The old socialism deal. So anyway it is $800 billion. And here is what actually happened.…”
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The speaker criticizes government spending and its impact on private sector employment.
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