on Januray 31, 2006, State Senator Lou D'Allesandro joined Gardner Goldsmith to discuss the "cuts" (you know, the 7.3% increase, rather than the proposed 7.5% increase) in federal funding for welfare programs.

Their conversation led to an analysis of the ethics of redistribution of wealth, and the claims by leftists that the "rich don't pay their fair share". Lou was a good sport in the conversation.

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