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Too Big To Fail

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Too Big To Fail”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRemember AIG? The American taxpayer has sunk $150 billion into the failed insurance giant and backed another $300 billion of corporate risk because it was “too big to fail.” Because the entire global system … Continue reading →

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Just Say No to the Bailout — this one, anyway

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Just Say No to the Bailout — this one, anyway”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf I had the power to do a commercial about the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, it would feature George Bush holding a fistful of money. “This is … Continue reading →