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On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
That means private gains on the upside and public losses on the downside. And that is not a desirable or acceptable system.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint critiques the 'too big to fail' system benefiting private institutions at public expense.

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