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A thousand restaurants close every month. They re-open, and that's good for America. Nobody's rescuing them. They employ people, too. If we let them go bankrupt, the factories don't go away, the creative people don't go away. They get employed more productively by others.

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What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

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Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

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Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

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There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force.

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No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

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I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.

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When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government - bad combination.

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I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.

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I like taking the subway to work.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: March 6th, 1947

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