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Ben Bernanke: “'Too big to fail,' has been sometimes called a policy or a doctrine. It is not a policy; it is a problem.”

On the recordMay 4, 2009
'Too big to fail,' has been sometimes called a policy or a doctrine. It is not a policy; it is a problem.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke describes 'too big to fail' as a significant issue rather than a policy.

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