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On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
Free enterprise capitalism is what defeated the Soviet Union and is what ended the Cold War, because our economy could outproduce their economy, and they eventually collapsed. I don't know why we are trying to emulate them.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa
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Feb 24, 2010

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The speaker discusses the success of free enterprise capitalism in defeating the Soviet Union.

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