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Jackie Speier: As a side bet. As a side bet. So they stayed in this tower, but they took them out in a manner that allowed you to just…

On the recordMay 4, 2010
As a side bet. As a side bet. So they stayed in this tower, but they took them out in a manner that allowed you to just bet for and against them, and as long as there was someone on the sell side and someone on the buy side, it was fine with Wall Street.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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May 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing financial practices and betting mechanisms in Wall Street.

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