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BlueCheese

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9. Democrats should not want to shrink the budget right now.

Reply to Ikonoklast (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 11:21 AM

Oct 2013

Not when the economy is still struggling and unemployment is high.

We do not have anything close to a runaway federal budget or a crushing debt right now. While I don't think you meant it, using such terms gives credence to false GOP narratives.

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