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Simon Johnson: New Basel rules are a "transfer from taxpayers to bank insiders and (perhaps) stockholders"

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Dani Rodrik: I meant bank of course. @rodrikdani: Simon Johnson has it exactly right on ban regulation. http://t.co/63AuJV0h

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Dani Rodrik: I meant bank of course. @rodrikdani: Simon Johnson has it exactly right on ban regulation. http://t.co/63AuJV0h

Dani Rodrik: Simon Johnson has it exactly right on ban regulation. http://t.co/63AuJV0h

Jesse Eisinger: RT @felixsalmon: @baselinescene: The new Basel rules “transfer frm taxpayers to bank insiders & (perhaps) stockholders” http://t.co/T25Hfw9t

felix salmon: Simon Johnson: The new Basel rules are a “transfer from taxpayers to bank insiders and (perhaps) stockholders”. http://t.co/3ZrfXyeu

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