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Jim Bunning: “The first thing that France did when they went socialistic was nationalize the banks.”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
The first thing that France did when they went socialistic was nationalize the banks.
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Jim Bunning

Editor's note · Context

Bunning compares U.S. banking actions to France's nationalization during a crisis.

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