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Bob Barr: “We need to have firms taking risks, having big capital buffers so in the event that they fail their owners suffer.”

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
We need to have firms taking risks, having big capital buffers so in the event that they fail their owners suffer.
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Bob Barr
Georgia

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Emphasizing the need for firms to bear the consequences of their risks.

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