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On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
If anything, current employment problems can be traced to a lack of adequate regulation of the financial services and housing industries.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen argues that insufficient regulation caused the 2008 financial crisis.

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