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

On the recordJanuary 3, 2012
I don't want to make a lot of 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

Editor's note · Context

Santorum emphasizes his belief in self-sufficiency over entitlement programs.

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