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James Carville: “What happened here was, you had unregulated, speculated, greedy bankers that caused a financial crisis unlike anything…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2010
What happened here was, you had unregulated, speculated, greedy bankers that caused a financial crisis unlike anything we had since World War II.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville explains the narrative that should have been communicated regarding the financial crisis.

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