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James Whittier Parker: “And they create less jobs, and also businesses wind up leaving this country because they cannot make it in the…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
And they create less jobs, and also businesses wind up leaving this country because they cannot make it in the environment in which they find themselves.

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Discussing the impact of economic conditions on job creation and business retention.

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