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Ed Markey: People will take advantage of any given moment. The faster the change, the faster they'll take advantage of it.

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
People will take advantage of any given moment. The faster the change, the faster they'll take advantage of it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey warns about exploitation in rapidly changing markets.

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