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Quote o' the Week

— Gov. Haley Barbour, Neshoba County Fair, July 29, 2004

"Mississippi taxpayers shouldn't pay for health care coverage that the federal government will pay for."

[Note this date is corrected; the print version says Aug. 5, 2004.]

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64273
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Hee! It sounds like we've once again seceded from the union. Or, why else do I pay federal taxes? I hate this logic of "it's free! The Feds are paying!" Duh. It's all our money.

Author
kate
Date
2004-08-04T17:32:22-06:00
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64274
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What about this new Bushism?

Author
Ex
Date
2004-08-05T14:01:58-06:00

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