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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
The development patterns that we have experienced in this country over the last 30 to 40 years are not the product of a market or invisible hand.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper critiques the misconception of market-driven development patterns.

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