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Bobby Scott: “When you fund the tax cuts with borrowed money, you have to pay interest on the national debt which is a drag to the…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2003
When you fund the tax cuts with borrowed money, you have to pay interest on the national debt which is a drag to the economy.
Said by
Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic implications of funding tax cuts through borrowing.

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