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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
The subsidy is coming because of market expectations that the government would bail out these firms if they failed, period. Those expectations are incorrect.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano discusses the incorrect market expectations regarding government bailouts.

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