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Timothy Geithner: This Is Why We Didn’t Hang the Bankers

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In the midst of the financial crisis, anger at bankers (who helped create the crisis) was at an all-time high. Former Secretary Treasurer Timothy Geithner explains why the government had no choice but to bail out big financial institutions.

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