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How did Italy get into this mess?

by Mick Weinstein|Published November 17, 2011

Paddy Hirsch of MarketPlace takes to his whiteboard to explain. It’s like Jake, who bought too much house!

The root of Italy’s problems from Marketplace on Vimeo.

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Mick Weinstein
Mick Weinstein
Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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