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Marco Rubio: “Is there an example of a country in the modern era that has gone from a tyranny to a dictatorship because of these sorts…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
Is there an example of a country in the modern era that has gone from a tyranny to a dictatorship because of these sorts of economic openings that then have led the government to make political changes?
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio questions the impact of economic policies on political change.

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