Bailout: the cost compared to other "large government projects"


	Bailout: the cost compared to other "large government projects"

akagugo

12-9-2008 11:02 PM

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bailout, finance, crisis, loss, us government

akagugo says:

Bail out? A comparative illustration speaks volumes against blindly trusting bankers and financial sorcerers and vampires sucking on our blood!!

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