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“In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense.”

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Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts is an American economist born on April 3, 1939. He has extensive research and teaching experience in the field of economics and has served as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and an advisor to the Federal Reserve. Roberts is known for his support of free-market economics and his criticism of globalization. more

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