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Jim Himes: “I have to respectfully disagree, and I think you yourself point out that actually in the Great Depression, which of…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
I have to respectfully disagree, and I think you yourself point out that actually in the Great Depression, which of course led to regulation which tamped down the cycle of boom and bust.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Counterargument to the claim that government regulation causes economic downturns.

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