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I Talked About The Barriers Created By Monopolies. I Said That It Was The Role Of Government To Break Up These Monopolies And That We Couldn't Do It Alone.

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I Talked About The Barriers Created By Monopolies. I Said That It Was The Role Of Government To Break Up These Monopolies And That We Couldn't Do It Alone.

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