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FDIC insurance

I see the presidential candidates are calling for raising the FDIC insured limits above $100,000. It's a good idea. I'd also make the rules a lot simpler.

But lets go farther and make the FDIC the center of the bailout?

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Christopher Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media.