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Michael S. Barr: “Is the public interest--is the interest of the consumers best served by the people's representatives or by those who are…”

On the recordApril 25, 2017
Is the public interest--is the interest of the consumers best served by the people's representatives or by those who are fundamentally unaccountable to the people?
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr questions whether consumer interests are better served by elected representatives or unaccountable entities.

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