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Darrell Issa: If a Martian came down and said, what is the U.S. financial system designed to do, I am afraid they would say, it is…

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
If a Martian came down and said, what is the U.S. financial system designed to do, I am afraid they would say, it is designed to funnel money to Goldman Sachs.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa critiques the financial system's perceived bias towards large banks.

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