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Calvin Coolidge: Government price fixing is known to be unsound and bound to result in disaster.

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Government price fixing is known to be unsound and bound to result in disaster.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge critiques government intervention in the economy, warning that price fixing can lead to negative outcomes.

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