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John B. Taylor: “I sometimes think that government should have more faith in these self-correcting mechanisms.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
I sometimes think that government should have more faith in these self-correcting mechanisms.
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John B. Taylor
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Suggests that government intervention may hinder market self-correction.

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