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Rick Santorum: “I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. I want to give them the…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 2012
I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Rick Santorum discusses welfare dependency and his views on helping individuals earn money rather than relying on government assistance.

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