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And there is a perception on Wall Street that barriers to approval for some types of drug may actually have gone down.
FORBES: Why Presidents Don't Shape The FDA
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So huge amounts were spent on lobbying by Wall Street firms, and sure enough the barriers began coming down, with Congress repealing the entire Glass Steagall Act in 1999.
FORBES: Bringing Back Glass-Steagall Would Rebuild Shattered Confidence In Wall Street
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The steady reduction of barriers since WWII, and especially since the fall of the Berlin Wall, has led to an unprecedented expansion of global prosperity.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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And when the Wall finally crumbled and Germany was reunited, she broke barriers of her own, becoming the first East German -- and the first woman -- to become chancellor of Germany.
WHITEHOUSE: 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony
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Daily deals once excited Wall Street because of their high margins, but low barriers to entry invited a raft of competition from related businesses, which forced a re-rating of Groupon and the industry as a whole.
FORBES: Groupon: A Train Wreck in Public Sight
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The bane of law-and-order fanatics, their misbehavior blasts through barriers of money and power even when those partitions cannot literally be breached: On the concrete wall built by Israeli security to blockade the Palestinian territory, Banksy has illicitly stenciled pictures of small girls frisking armed soldiers, and masked insurgents hurling bouquets of flowers.
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