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The president's grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars.

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