“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJune 9, 2014
It sounds to me like the testimony of some of the other witnesses is fear mongering.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington
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McDermott critiques witnesses for creating unnecessary fear about tax liabilities.

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