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Neil Barofsky, on His New Book “Bailout”

July 31, 2012

Merry Tuesday everyone! Neil Barofsky (@Neil Barofsky), the first Inspector General of the TARP program is on the show today to talk about his new book “Bailout: An Insider Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street.” Turns out Tim Geithner was more focused on rescuing banks than homeowners.

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