What Happens When A Journalist Forces A Banker To Answer A Question

This Irish journalist persevered to get his answers from multiple bankers with avoidance issues. The exchange is definitely worth watching.

Pay attention, world. Irish journalist Vincent Browne has figured out how to make bankers actually answer an honest question, and the exchange is worth a watch.

In the video above, the journalist asks why the Irish people are required to pay billions to unguaranteed bondholders under threat from the ECB.

He has to fight to get an answer, but the effort is worth it.

The transcript follows:

Vincent Browne: “Klaus Masuch, did your taxi driver tell you how the Irish people are bewildered that we are required to pay unguaranteed bondholders billions of euros for debts that the Irish people have no relation to or no bearing with, primarily to bail out or to ensure the solvency of European banks? And if the taxi driver had asked you that question, what would have been your response? That’s my first question.”

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