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Ed Perlmutter: “I look at banks as something different. We came in with $800 billion to save the banking system when it was collapsing…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2016
I look at banks as something different. We came in with $800 billion to save the banking system when it was collapsing because it's something different.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado

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Perlmutter emphasizes the unique role of banks compared to other businesses.

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