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Bill Delahunt: “I encourage profit. Clearly profit is important. And it is what made this country unique in terms of our ability to have…”

On the recordApril 25, 2006
I encourage profit. Clearly profit is important. And it is what made this country unique in terms of our ability to have a high standard of living. But this is not free market. This is not free market. This is something different. This is either price gouging or some sort of market.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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