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Joe Manchin: “In a nutshell, we need to be looking at, are we moving more towards social -- to social refinement, if you will? Now…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2021
In a nutshell, we need to be looking at, are we moving more towards social -- to social refinement, if you will? Now, I`m concerned about basically a society moving towards more of an entitlement mentality vs. a rewarding mentality.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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msnbc.com

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Joe Manchin expresses concern about the shift towards an entitlement mentality in society.

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