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BelgianMadCow

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24. Good to see the numbers. But, it forgets counting the wealth that DIDN'T evaporate

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Sun May 5, 2013, 06:55 PM

May 2013

as a result of the bailout. The net gain for the wealthiest is much bigger if you take that into account, I would think.
In the same vein, you would also have to add all the losses that would have been the result of serious prosecution of bank fraud, as opposed to pitiful fines.

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