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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
In the United States, hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars were put on the line to bail out the financial system.
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Gary Gensler
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Gensler discusses the financial bailout's impact on taxpayers during the crisis.

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