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Old 01-26-2012, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
As for the big banks getting bailed out, what happened with Lehman Bros.? That cost me about 10k and a good friend of mine much much more.
Because Dubya decided that they would not bail out Lehman Bros. and that is when the excrement collided with the air moving device.

Nonetheless the big banks now do feel that they are "entitled" to bail outs - and they did not even pay into the scheme.
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