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Randy Forbes: “The President last night told us that in making decisions in our country, he said, "It will be harder, because we will…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
The President last night told us that in making decisions in our country, he said, "It will be harder, because we will argue about everything--the cost, the details, the letter of every law. Of course, some countries don't have this problem. If the central government wants a railroad, they build a railroad, no matter how many homes get bulldozed. If they don't want a bad story in the newspaper, it doesn't get written. But we all believe in the rights enshrined in our Constitution."
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Randy Forbes
Virginia
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Forbes reflects on the challenges of decision-making in the U.S. compared to other countries.

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