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Martin Wolf is Angry About Bank Bailouts
The British don't do shrill, but Wolf today is as close as you will ever find on the pages of the Financial Times. And the telling sign that Wolf is borderline unhinged is (aside from mentioning his fury) that his article has less of a clear structure than his comments usually do. But he ...
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