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Jack Reed: “I would suggest the very definition of regulatory capture is when the regulated entities choose the person to regulate…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2014
I would suggest the very definition of regulatory capture is when the regulated entities choose the person to regulate them.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed discusses the issue of regulatory capture in the context of the Federal Reserve.

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