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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I find it a little bit strange that some of my deficit hawk friends who want to cut Social Security or Medicare or Medicaid forgot to pay for two wars.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of deficit hawks ignoring war costs while proposing cuts to social programs.

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