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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
Government subsidies are a problem, in the sense that, once they get started, they're hard to stop.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander expresses concern about the permanence of government subsidies.

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