Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by s…

Molly Ivins
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Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history. ✨ I Told You So. archive.is. May 30, 2002.
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Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history. ✨ I Told You So. archive.is. May 30, 2002.

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