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The Big Idea That Won’t Fix Europe's Banks
A true banking union would take taxpayers where they don't want to go.
Not ready for risk-sharing.
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Europe's banks have had a rough year: Their stock prices have fallen so low that some observers wonder whether they are viable in their current form.
Yet the most commonly proposed solution -- a true banking union -- is also deeply flawed.