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Orrex

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2. How would we break them up, exactly?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:08 AM

Apr 2016

I'm very much in favor of this lofty goal, since big banks are the vile essence of modern corruption, but I haven't heard a feasible plan for breaking them up. Certainly not one that has any chance of getting enacted in the current political environment.

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If it is discovered that some of the big banks have secret overseas accounts... [View all] kentuck Apr 2016 OP

1. The US-media is pissed at the whistleblower. 2. They are confused how to handle this. DetlefK Apr 2016 #1

How would we break them up, exactly? Orrex Apr 2016 #2

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #3

A bank is a corporation. nt Bonobo Apr 2016 #4

Asked and answered in a different thread seabeckind Apr 2016 #5

Well, it was *discussed* another thread. I don't know about "answered." Orrex Apr 2016 #6

The "political will" might increase if people find out they are involved with overseas accounts? kentuck Apr 2016 #7

That's an interesting thought. Orrex Apr 2016 #9

The "scandal" may be the lawmakers that make such shenanigans legal. kentuck Apr 2016 #10

A member of congress may not be doing it seabeckind Apr 2016 #16

Why hasn't it been done before? seabeckind Apr 2016 #15

I could have bet money ... Orrex Apr 2016 #17

We broke up the Bell system, we can fucking well break up a bank. bemildred Apr 2016 #8

How did that Bell break-up turn out? Orrex Apr 2016 #11

That wasn't the question. bemildred Apr 2016 #12

Well, then that wasn't an answer Orrex Apr 2016 #13

Breaking up Bell resulted in mega-corporations? bemildred Apr 2016 #14