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Peg, was tempted to just say yes, but then .. hmm, i thought really i don't know enough about how times have changed .. not 100% still exactly how
much of the Glass-Steagall repeal was directly responsible for the crash .. not sure how much Dodd-Frank addressed the situation created by
the repeal .. that sort of stuff .. so decided to check .. got two here for now .. the first a guy who i think history has supported, Krugman ..

Democrats, Republicans and Wall Street Tycoons
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/opinion/democrats-republicans-and-wall-street-tycoons.html

Then there is the point that Lehman Bros. was not part of a big bank.

Fact Check: Did Glass-Steagall Cause The 2008 Financial Crisis?
Updated December 17, 201510:16 AM ET Published October 14, 20155:55 PM ET
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/14/448685233/fact-check-did-glass-steagall-cause-the-2008-financial-crisis

Thanks, it was time for a bit more reading to catch-up on all that.

I'm getting the impression Bernie does not have the depth of insight as Hillary has in many areas, and that - though generally
i really like him for what he has always stood for - he is more prone to push the sounds-good left-populist barrel than she is.