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“May I answer that?” Keith said.
“May I answer that?” Keith said.
Dornfeld was by then beyond surprise. He nodded. “Of course.”
“Reaganomics is a fine program for the rich, who’ve seen their taxes literally cut in half. But the thing is, just because they’ve been given these tax cuts doesn’t mean they’re going to invest in their employees, which they haven’t. And it doesn’t mean they’re going to hire more people. They haven’t done that either. All it means is that their profits have increased. Additionally, there’s just no way government can cut spending enough to match the lack of tax coming in, so our fiscal deficit soars, which will eventually cripple us all, except for the richest among us. The people here who have jobs are making on average about four dollars an hour, so they barely get by. The cliché is true; the rich get richer and the poor get fucked. So in a nutshell, the answer to Stephen’s question is that Reaganomics isn’t at all compatible with the interests of the bulk of the people living in this district.”
Dornfeld stood. “You’re correct, and I have the money to prove it. Keith. Will you run?”
His doubt persisted, as it had since he was old enough to reason, but for the moment it was compromised by this great gust of encouragement. “I will,” he said.
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