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Barack Obama: “If all you're doing is selling commodities, then it's very hard to spur significant economic growth.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2016
If all you're doing is selling commodities, then it's very hard to spur significant economic growth.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to Entrepreneurs and a Question-and-Answer Session in Havana

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