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Elizabeth Warren: “Your industry isn't based on competitive markets. It's based on totally artificial taxpayer granted monopolies.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2017
Your industry isn't based on competitive markets. It's based on totally artificial taxpayer granted monopolies.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes the pharmaceutical industry for relying on monopolies rather than competition.

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