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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: "It's a purchase" [View all]ErikJ
(6,335 posts)19. Big banks should be broken up if too big to fail
And we need a PUBLIC state bank in each state like N. Dakota. Or maybe a national public bank. And the Fed should be nationalized.
If the biggest banks are too big to fail, then they need to be broken up to prevent another trillion $ public bailout like in the 2008 TARP.
And u'r right about a large middle class being comfortable enough with enough time to tinker in their garages which has been a huge source of innovation in America.
So Bernie is right about trying to break them up but it will be a tough one even for him.
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The nurses union is with him. I think that is OK, but if the nurses union were included in
JDPriestly
Dec 2015
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