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Robert Reich: “But those same regulations may be extraordinarily important to the average working person in America, because they…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2024
But those same regulations may be extraordinarily important to the average working person in America, because they protect that average working person.
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Robert Reich

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Reich emphasizes the importance of regulations for protecting working-class Americans against billionaire interests.

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