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Walter B. Jones: “Tell that to the tackle shop owner in Buxton, who laid off a third of his employees because of an arbitrary government…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
Tell that to the tackle shop owner in Buxton, who laid off a third of his employees because of an arbitrary government decision.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Jones cites local business impacts due to government decisions on beach access.

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