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Brian Schweitzer: “People say, 'Now wait a minute. My stock portfolio has gone down. I lost 15, 20 percent. My value is down to zero, and…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2008
People say, 'Now wait a minute. My stock portfolio has gone down. I lost 15, 20 percent. My value is down to zero, and they're going to bail out the big banks. What gives here?'

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Schweitzer reflects public outrage over the bailout plan amid personal financial losses.

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