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Bailouts Could Cost U.S. $23 Trillion
Submitted by Derek Henson on Mon, 2009-07-20 16:00
?In fact, $23 trillion is more than the total cost of all the wars the United States has ever fought, put together. World War II, for example, cost $4.1 trillion in 2008 dollars, according to the Congressional Research Service.?
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