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When they call the slightest spending reductions 'painful', we will say 'If government spending prevents pain, why are we suffering so much of it?' And 'If you want to experience real pain, just stay on the track we are on.'

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Mitch Daniels
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 7
Former Governor Of Indiana
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