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Elizabeth Warren: “The taxpayers should not be put in the position of having to choose between either watching the economy implode or…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2015
The taxpayers should not be put in the position of having to choose between either watching the economy implode or having to bail out these big financial institutions
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the burden on taxpayers during financial crises.

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