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If you're injured in an automobile accident, and you sue the driver, you get much more for your injury than if you're fighting for your country. There's a double standard here.
Joseph Stiglitz
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Joseph Stiglitz
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 9
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Joseph Eugene Stiglitz
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