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On the recordJanuary 30, 2009
I just fundamentally disagree that the Securities and Exchange Commission wasn't set up to police and enforce a set of rules about transparency and honesty and fraud.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen argues that the SEC was created to ensure market transparency and should be held accountable for its failures.

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