I mean, in politics, it's nice just to tell somebody, It's okay to be irresponsible. We'll just bail you out. The only trouble is that, when you allow that to grow to a certain level, the whole country crashes.
W. Todd Akin: “I mean, in politics, it's nice just to tell somebody, It's okay to be irresponsible. We'll just bail you out. The only…”
On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
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Discussing the implications of government bailouts in politics.
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