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Barney Frank: 'No Tax Cut Would Have Helped Us Deal With This'
Weekly Standard ^ | 04/16/2013 | By DANIEL HALPER

Posted on 04/16/2013 7:37:21 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd

"I'm glad you raised that, because it gives me a chance to make a point I've felt strongly about," said Frank. "In this terrible situation, let's be very grateful that we had a well-funded, functioning government. It is very fashionable in America, and has been for some time to criticize government, belittle public employees, talk about their pensions, talk about what people think ... of [their] health care. Here we saw government in two ways perform very well. ... I never was as a member of Congress one of the cheerleaders for less government, lower taxes. No tax cut would have helped us deal with this or will help us recover. This is very expensive."

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
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To: Sioux-san

I’ve always thought swallowing millions of “little swimmers” was too risky. They could (and obviously did) swim to the brain and caused severe mental brain damage.


41 posted on 04/16/2013 9:27:21 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Only a committed leftest would consider a failure a success.


42 posted on 04/16/2013 9:36:22 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Obama's vision - No Job is a Good Job)
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To: V_TWIN

Thame on you, you awthful man you!!!!


43 posted on 04/16/2013 11:03:26 AM PDT by ZULU (See: http://gatesofvienna.net/)
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To: All

Tar and Feathers would be the appropriate response to this vile little creature.


44 posted on 04/16/2013 11:54:58 AM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Responsibility2nd

So far the only people to claim credit for the bombings have been Hoyer and Frank.
Thier calls for more taxes and a larger Fed are the motive.


45 posted on 04/16/2013 4:00:25 PM PDT by NoLibZone (None here can be puzzled by why Jews walked into the cars so quietly- we are walking up the planks.)
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