The United States Government: World’s biggest financial yard sale?

Our quip of the week comes from Miss April Swain, Competitive Futures’ expert in economic development and next generation risk management:

“If the government is in the business of purchasing worthless assets, what’s next? I forecast they’ll probably take over EBay, Craigslist, and Kenton’s National Flea Market.”

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