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If to this estimate interest be added, even at the smallest rate, the losses of these sufferers will assume vastly larger proportions.
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Sumner highlights the significant impact of interest on the estimated losses of claimants, emphasizing the gravity of their situation.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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