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Jim DeMint: My experience in business and politics tells me that most of the time when we're trying to solve problems we are…

On the recordJune 6, 2012
My experience in business and politics tells me that most of the time when we're trying to solve problems we are actually treating symptoms.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint expresses concern about addressing symptoms rather than root causes in political policy.

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