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Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst — and that brings the whole country down.

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Jennifer Granholm
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 5
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Former Governor Of Michigan
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