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On the recordApril 23, 2012
Government is at the center of his vision. It dispenses the benefits, borrows what it can't take, consumes a greater and greater share of the economy. You know, with Obamacare fully installed, government would have control of almost half of the economy, and we would have effectively ceased to be a free enterprise society.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney critiques the role of government under Obama, specifically targeting the implications of the Affordable Care Act.

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