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Ron Johnson: “When you create something that large, that's, that thing has…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson on the DarkHorse Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 32:39

Again, I, I, I know I'm being, I'm always accused of being conspiracy theorist, but things just sort of naturally evolve. But there's, there's always smart people to figure out. Again, When you create something that large, that's, that thing has power. And I go right back to Lord Acton. Power corrupts. And the, the whole point of a free market Capitalist system. And what government does need to do is keep things at a, at a smaller level, diffuse, not allow … (32:39)

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Asserts that large entities gain power, which can lead to corruption.

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