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Elizabeth Warren: “There are, though, real consequences to doing that, because now markets understand that you may, at any point, decide…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2009
There are, though, real consequences to doing that, because now markets understand that you may, at any point, decide that anyone is large enough and that their debts should therefore be backed up by the U.S. taxpayers.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns about the implications of guaranteeing debts with taxpayer money.

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