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How Americans Can Plan to Be Screwed Tomorrow

By | 02.11.10 | 5:50 pm

If today’s economy wasn’t already bad enough and the need to bail out entire countries rather than just banks didn’t strike enough fear into your heart, Congressional Oversight Panel chair Elizabeth Warren has some news for you: It’s about to get worse.

Banks, Homeowners and the Battle Over ‘Too Big to Fail’

By | 10.26.09 | 9:25 am

It’s a big day for banks: The Obama administration is expected to unveil new “too big to fail” proposals for dealing with troubled financial giants, Reuters reports. The proposals would “give the government the power to dismantle large financial companies that get into crises.”

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