$296 Billion, 22 Months

$296 billion is a lot of money. Twenty-two months is a long time. But that's not the cost of the most recent bailout and 22 months isn't a prediction of how long our economic crisis will last.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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