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Jeb Bush: I understand that there may be political support for specific industries and companies. And we know from recent…

On the recordMay 31, 2012
I understand that there may be political support for specific industries and companies. And we know from recent experience that government is not good at picking winners and losers in the economy. And fundamentally, it is not the job of government to pick winners and losers in the economy.
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Jeb Bush

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Jeb Bush discusses government's role in the economy and its inability to choose successful industries.

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