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William G. Young: “The financial elite of this country, aided and abetted by misguided deregulation, have trashed our economy.”

On the recordMarch 24, 2009
The financial elite of this country, aided and abetted by misguided deregulation, have trashed our economy.
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William G. Young
Virginia

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William H. Young criticizes financial elites and deregulation for the economic crisis.

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