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Paul E. Kanjorski: “They are free marketeers, and yet they want us to do something about underwriting their risk.”

On the recordMay 13, 2009
They are free marketeers, and yet they want us to do something about underwriting their risk.
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Kanjorski critiques the contradiction in free market beliefs and reliance on government for insurance.

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