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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
This fact undermines the thesis that it was something about U.S. capital markets or the U.S. housing market in particular that was the primary cause of the bubble. It undermines that thesis.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano discusses the causes of the financial bubble, challenging common assumptions.

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