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PAUL KRUGMAN: The Republicans Aren't Willing To Do The One Thing That Would Help Solve Poverty

Joe WeisenthalSep 22, 2014, 20:09 IST

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In recent months, former GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has been touting his concern for the poor, while eschewing some of his party's past economic rhetoric. But according to Paul Krugman, Ryan and the rest of the party aren't willing to entertain the one thing that's actually needed to address poverty: spending more money.

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