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On the recordDecember 9, 2012
The president used to say we need a balanced plan that includes taxes and spending. And now they're saying we can't talk about spending until we have taxes.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Ari Fleischer critiques the current approach to balancing taxes and spending in political discussions.

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