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The Real Bank Robbers Got Away

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John Berthelsen
Nov 14, 2014
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In January 2011, a 10-member US Congressional commission chaired by former California State Treasurer Philip L. Angelides delivered a damning 662 page report that concluded, among other things, that the 2008 global financial meltdown was avoidable, the result of human action and inaction.

The report noted, in bold-faced type, that there was widespread fa…

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