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Barney Frank Quotes: It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential.
         

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential.


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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.



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When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.



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These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis.



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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.



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Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.



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But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.



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They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won't be able to be outraged anymore.



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This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.





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