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Gerald Epstein: Romney’s tough talk on China is pure campaign rhetoric and his tax math is nonsense; Obama didn’t talk about poverty, climate change, financial regulation, and low wages.

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Gerald Epstein: Romney’s tough talk on China is pure campaign rhetoric and his tax math is nonsense; Obama didn’t talk about poverty, climate change, financial regulation, and low wages.


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