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On the recordSeptember 23, 2009
But back to the core issue, would we not be better off from the standpoint of creating additional moral hazard here or causing the system to be dependent, just to go ahead and say that you are on your own?
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Corker questions the effectiveness of current financial measures and suggests self-reliance.

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