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Adam Smith: “The depth of denial in this country, not just in this town, about where the deficit is at, and what is going to be…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
The depth of denial in this country, not just in this town, about where the deficit is at, and what is going to be required to respond to it is unprecedented.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith critiques the lack of acknowledgment regarding the seriousness of the deficit issue.

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