We're going to ask everybody to participate, but I am not going to ask the middle class to do more than it has already done.

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But we are going to have to ask everybody to sacrifice.

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And so these very big difficult reengineering to the society in the West, a lot of it was done before you had to ask everybody's permission.

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Let me, first of all, ask everybody to give a huge round of applause to Linda for the great introduction and everything that she's been doing in the community.

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Ask everybody you know.

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Or should we ask that everybody pay their fair share?

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We're going to ask that everybody get health insurance, but if you still can't afford it we'll exempt you, we'll give you a hardship exemption, because there are some folks, you know, that it's just too tough.

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How can I ask for a raise when everybody is hurting?

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So here is the question that everybody has got to ask themselves: Are we going to turn around and go back to the same policies that got us into this hole in the first place?

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And so, if everybody is agreeable, I would like to ask for a moment of silence to show that solidarity and to honor those who were lost.

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Perhaps I'm afraid to ask for large amounts of money, even though these are the true expenses that should be shared by everybody.

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