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Creating Public Banks, an interview with John Repp & Cindy Cole

Posted on January 23, 2012 Author DavidSpring Comments Off on Creating Public Banks, an interview with John Repp & Cindy Cole

The following pdf file explains How the Washington Investment Trust would Create Thousands of Jobs.

Please contact your legislators (especially your state senators) and the governor and ask them to support the public bank bill.

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