Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation director of health and fiscal policy studies, reacts to the extension of unemployment benefits included in a recent federal tax deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans. Coletti offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 396).
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