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Sep 25, 2008 11:24

Why the Bailout Is Necessary

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Congress is now debating whether the taxpayer should pay $700 billion to bail out investment banks who purchased mortgage-backed securities that are in danger of defaulting. The bailout was triggered by an event last week that shows just how close the global economy was (is?) to a catastrophic ( Read more... )

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daphne1d September 30 2008, 17:31:26 UTC
Well, I'm crossing my fingers that the US doesn't go through another depression. It's just a mess.

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