Bailout to End All Bailouts?

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
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Minority Leader Boehner says taxpayers should help BP foot the bill for cleaning up the Gulf.

I think the problem here for BP is that at least with the banks there was a good argument that the collapse of one or more major banks would cause a systemic and catastrophic shock to the real economy. Not seeing that with BP getting in money trouble.

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