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Glenn Thompson: “I think the absolute best economic stimulus that we could have is extending these tax cuts. I think that what happens as…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2010
I think the absolute best economic stimulus that we could have is extending these tax cuts. I think that what happens as a result of that is it provides some certainty back into businesses, especially those 2.1 million small businesses that create 60, 70 percent of our jobs that you referenced, Mr. Akin. And I think if we create that certainty, we're going to see a lot of business plans take off. And what we're going to see is unemployment will go down because jobs will be created, and people will have more prosperity, and that will solve a lot of problems that we're experiencing currently.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Dec 8, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is advocating for extending tax cuts as a means to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment.

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