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" We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does our commander-in-chief offer a solution? Absolutely not. "

Rick Santelli

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" Our society, our culture - the greatness of America - goes hand-in-hand with energy, and our leaders need to wake up. We need energy, OK? "

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" I think we should all be proud that we are living in a country where we can question those we put in power because, at the end of the day, they work for every citizen. "

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" The president doesn't hold all the cards. The cards are evenly split up! "

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" Maybe we should shut Wall Street down for 24 hours, see how everybody who blames Wall Street for everything likes that. Maybe we should shut energy down for 24 hours, see how people like that. "

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