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On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
I do not think many people, including many good friends of mine on both sides of the aisles, would argue that tax cuts fully pay for themselves.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke states that tax cuts rarely pay for themselves.

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