A common unscrupulous financial practice of railroad promoters (and the basis of the Credit Mobilier scandal) involved
A) federal tax evasion.
B) "insider" ownership of railroad construction companies.
C) sales of worthless railroad bonds to unwitting buyers.
D) insurance fraud.
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A) an organization designed to
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Q34: The Elkins Act of 1903
A) outlawed any
Q35: "Granger laws"
A) were severely limited in scope
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