Monday, November 28, 2011
News Newsdome: Feds gave $13 billion in undisclosed bailouts to banks
Posted by Bobby Feingold @senorbobby on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM
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Shit reporting again - The FED didn't "give $7.7 trillion in bailouts". Read the fucking article that you tried, but failed, to copy and paste from. If you don't understand the difference between a bailout and a guarantee, then do a little research, before puking onto the web.
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