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To: Califreak

BTW a major bank in England got bought out by Gubmint yesterday for 90 bil. They have a GDP 1/7th of us so thats the equal of 630 Bil.

Netherlands too.. they had a bank fail.

Foreigners are heavily invested in this stuff.

What a nightmare.
I feel soooo bad for folks that are retired

43 posted on 09/29/2008 7:57:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could be Farts)

To: All

That said, I think in total 20 US banks have failed at this point.

In 1929 over 9000 banks went TU

44 posted on 09/29/2008 8:00:58 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could be Farts)

To: mylife

Fortis was one, right?

45 posted on 09/29/2008 8:01:24 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (John Gard for Congress; WI 8th CD)

To: mylife

I feel bad for all of us.

Gramsci is laughing his head off in his grave.

61 posted on 09/29/2008 8:58:04 PM PDT by Califreak (Rome is burning and nobody cares)

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