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William Moorhead: “The rope is going to be around anyone that has money far more than it is going to be around the neck of the working…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
The rope is going to be around anyone that has money far more than it is going to be around the neck of the working class person. I would rather have one judgment for fees against one man that had a little money than I would 10 or 50 or 100 that had none.
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William Moorhead
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of financial judgments on different socioeconomic classes.

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