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Brad Sherman: Too big to fail means too big to exist.

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
Too big to fail means too big to exist.
Said by
Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman argues that entities shouldn't be allowed to grow too large to avoid taxpayer bailouts.

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