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Pat Ryan: “Unnecessary dependency is not just unwise, it is a moral question.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
Unnecessary dependency is not just unwise, it is a moral question.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan discusses the moral implications of dependency on government assistance.

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