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Q&A: How bad can the crisis get?
What happens if Congress continues to stall or doesn't accept the bailout plan? "It can be really bad. The payrolls can stop in many firms. Banks may fail. Some of our deposits and insurance and retirement benefit funds could be in real jeopardy. It could really hit Main Street," said Kajal Lahiri, distinguished professor, Department of Economics at University at Albany- SUNY.
"We are on...
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