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bemildred

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3. Glass-Steagal and the FDIC were instituted to prevent this sort of crap.

Reply to MrYikes (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 10:04 AM

Apr 2013

They worked quite well, until we decided such regulation for the banking business was unnecessary.

It is fraud and theft, but they won't EVER call it that. Running a bank is not good enough, they want to all run their own casinos.

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What must be done to eliminate this problem? nt MrYikes Apr 2013 #1

Glass-Steagal and the FDIC were instituted to prevent this sort of crap. bemildred Apr 2013 #3

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