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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Bailing Out the Boardroom

Updated: April 10 2009,
Author: barrel jason
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Budgeting, Business Cycles, Financial Markets, Market Structures, Public-Choice Analysis, Roles of Government
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Graphic illustrating how much bailed-out CEO’s take home in their paychecks.

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