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Victoria C. Woodhull: “In this manner the immense fortunes realized by middle-men, and the profits made by the half-dozen different hands…”

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In this manner the immense fortunes realized by middle-men, and the profits made by the half-dozen different hands through which merchandise travels on its way to consumers, would be saved to the producer.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull highlights the inefficiencies of middlemen in the market and their impact on producers' profits.

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