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The plague of Potomac Fever

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As states crack down on predatory lending and abusive mortgage fees, Washington lawmakers tell reporters "it's irrelevant" how many -if any- homeowners are helped. As state legislators demand serious aid to borrowers, Washington constructs a bailout for financial firms. This is the contrast between minimally healthy democratic systems in the states, and a federal government ravaged by Potomac Fever (corporate domination).

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