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An appropriate balance

An appropriate balance

Hillary Clinton has explained her view of economics: “I want to get back to the appropriate balance of power between government and the market.”

That’s a bit vague so how about a stricter standard: the federal government can only be as large as the largest U.S. company. There are several ways to look at this, but in terms of sales, the winner is Chevron, with $207 billion. The federal budget is now $3 trillion. This imbalance needs correction!

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