Putting the Bailout in Perspective

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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:41pm | posted by United Liberty Staff

From Kevin Drum & Propublica - A visual representation of the bailouts adjusted for inflation.

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I need a scale in order to fully comprehend this. Shouldn’t roughly 8-9 AIG (85B) bailouts be able to fit in the Wall Street(700B) bailout?

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Luke Brady on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:42pm.

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