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Wall Street Reform Turns to Main Street, Maybe

By Joseph SchumanMar 2nd 2010 – 8:19PM
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(March 2) -- Who's looking out for the little guy? During all the debate over government cures for the financial crisis, billions of dollars in bank bailouts and fiery finger-pointing at greedy executives and heedless regulators, questions about the plight of American consumers have largely gone unanswered. Repair to...

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Unemployment Fraud Exceeds $16 Billion

By Claire Gordon Sep 21st 2011 - 09:12AM

Unemployment fraud in the U.S. now costs the government over $16 billion annually, more than the income of everyone in Afghanistan combined.

Background on MainStreet

MainStreet was a department store chain based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The chain was launched in November 1983 by Federated Department Stores (now known as Macy's, Inc.).

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