10 Questions for Joseph Stiglitz

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Joseph Stiglitz

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Well, in the U.S., unlike many other countries, the government takes 50%. So by the time you divide it three ways, then divide it 50%, it's not as big a windfall as you might have thought. But what I did is what economic theory predicts I should have done, which is basically to save it.

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