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Pat Ryan: “We cannot tax, borrow and spend our way to a prosperous future.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
We cannot tax, borrow and spend our way to a prosperous future.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan argues against the belief that spending can lead to prosperity.

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