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Old 09-18-2008, 03:55 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by SeattleUte View Post
AIG has been nationalized just like when third world countries come in and take ownership of oil producing interests and oil interests. The process by which this happened varies from place to place. Sometimes governmets, as in the AIG situation, pay consideration (sometimes via a forced sale, not for FMV). But the result is the same. The largest insurance company in the world has now been nationalized by the United States government. Does anyone see a problem with this?
When do government run corporations ever run efficiently?

Does the US do a great job with the US Postal Service?
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