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Michael S. Barr: I think, though, that it is incumbent on us to design a system in the future that protects us from excessively risky…

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
I think, though, that it is incumbent on us to design a system in the future that protects us from excessively risky behavior.
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr stresses the need for a system to prevent risky financial practices.

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