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Was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland, or on windmills in China? Was it a good idea to borrow all this money from countries like China and spend it on all these various different interest groups?

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Paul Ryan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 29
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