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Jared Huffman: I think it's actually just the opposite of anarchy, and that's hierarchy, where it's coming from the top down forcing on…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
I think it's actually just the opposite of anarchy, and that's hierarchy, where it's coming from the top down forcing on the people not having a choice...
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes government mandates on electric vehicles, equating them to a top-down hierarchy.

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