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Adam Smith: “It is not free. My five grandkids are going to get the bill. We are spending $200 million a year. It is not free. You…”

On the recordMarch 15, 1995
It is not free. My five grandkids are going to get the bill. We are spending $200 million a year. It is not free. You are charging to each of my grandkids every month a debt they cannot pay, and it is not free. And if we do not pay attention right now, you are taking away their future, because you think it is free.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the financial implications of government spending on future generations.

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