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“Americans wouldn't do that [cashing out the same day]. Then they would be in the great old thing we used to call the marketplace. You know, we have hundreds of millions of stock shares floating every day. People buy them and sell them and trade them.”

Quote by Lamar Alexander

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Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander is an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator. Born on July 3, 1940, from Tennessee. He has held several important positions in his political career and has made contributions in the fields of education and environmental protection. more

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