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John B. Taylor: “I think the holes in some of these balance sheets that we have now, especially if we mark the true market valuations, is…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
I think the holes in some of these balance sheets that we have now, especially if we mark the true market valuations, is so large that to make a good bank/bad bank solution to any of these large banks work now, public moneys would be needed.
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John B. Taylor
South Carolina

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John Taylor discusses the need for public funds in banking solutions.

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