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On the recordJuly 17, 2013
The crisis was an enormous waste of resources, and unsafe practices by large financial institutions pose a risk not just to themselves but to the rest of society.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the societal risks of unsafe financial practices.

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