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Barney Frank: “There was no right to make a profit if there is mistreatment of the customers.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
There was no right to make a profit if there is mistreatment of the customers.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank clarifies that profit is acceptable unless it comes from mistreating customers.

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