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Bill Posey: They don't buy insurance to increase risk, and if you start stealing from Peter to pay Paul, what you may have is…

On the recordMay 19, 2014
They don't buy insurance to increase risk, and if you start stealing from Peter to pay Paul, what you may have is instead of one guy going out of business, you get two, and I don't know how that is better for anybody.
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Bill Posey
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Posey argues against using insurance assets to support failing banks, emphasizing consumer protection.

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