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Quote of the Day: Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor

"There are still only two kinds of capitalism.There's authoritarian capitalism, as in China and Singapore,and there's democratic capitalism, as in the U.S. and Europe. If there's anyone out there who has a better idea,I'm sure the world would love to hear... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Oct 14 2008

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