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- Bart Naylor has all the right questions on "too big to jail", citizenvox.org/2013/05/21/too…; is everybody confused about the policy already? 2 days ago
- Economist Debates on big banks: econ.st/18GJnh3; voting currently 82 percent in favor of breaking up biggest banks - vote now 2 days ago
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- RT @baselinescene: Economist Debates on big banks: econ.st/18GJnh3; currently 82 percent for breaking up biggest banks - vote now 2 days ago
- RT @TimHarford: Sorry, "Tiger" parents. You're not even succeeding in your narrow aims... dlvr.it/3M8ztN 1 week ago
- New Atlantic column: the 787, the financial crisis, and why relying on industry to protect us doesn't work. theatlantic.com/business/archi… 2 weeks ago
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