Crisis Quote by Charles Ferguson

“Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that's wrong,” quote by Charles Ferguson — Download Open image

“Forgive me, I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that's wrong,”

Charles Ferguson

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When the U.S. government is serious about doing something that's complicated and difficult, it can do it.

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