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Marsha Blackburn: “It is the curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
It is the curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

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Blackburn emphasizes the limitations of government in understanding economic design.

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