[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: The Detroit Bail-In Template: Fleecing Pensioners to Save the Banks]

[agnes at mcn.org]

We'd better get cracking on a county public bank and a Charter. because
Detroit's bancruptcy is the first bail-in casualty. Other big cities may
be next.
Agnes


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Subject: The Detroit Bail-In Template: Fleecing Pensioners to Save the Banks
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Date:    Tue, August 6, 2013 1:52 pm
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