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Joseph T. Burns: “I wonder some days, I wonder about the wisdom of that on occasion. Every time we try to single out somebody to pay…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1996
I wonder some days, I wonder about the wisdom of that on occasion. Every time we try to single out somebody to pay higher fees or put them under a different set of laws, then somebody else who is running under the same conditions--everybody gets hurt. In other words, those people did not get big from being dumb, so there are other ways to get around it. I think it limits a little man growing. What is wrong with the little guy starting out and wanting to grow? Is that not the American way?
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Joseph T. Burns
Ohio
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Discussing the impact of regulations on small businesses and entrepreneurs.

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