One of the best results that would flow from this change of incentive would be, that no “Bubbles” could be palmed off on the unwary by “flash” advertising, which would burst at some future time, to the destruction of some deluded victims of unscrupulous financiers.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “One of the best results that would flow from this change of incentive would be, that no “Bubbles” could be palmed off on…”
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Woodhull argues that a change in financial incentives would prevent deceptive financial schemes from harming individuals.
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