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W. Todd Akin: “Reclaiming my time, your point is just what was observed by the guy who was doing all of this Keynesian economics, this…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
Reclaiming my time, your point is just what was observed by the guy who was doing all of this Keynesian economics, this guy Morgenthau. After spending us into tremendous debt, he just basically said, after 8 years, we weren't able to create any jobs, and you're saying it was basically World War II that generated the jobs; am I correct? I yield.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing the impact of Keynesian economics on job creation during a debate.

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