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The Dominance of the Financial Sector is a Mortal Danger |
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by Robert Creamer
Email: mbatko01 (nospam) gmail.com (verified) |
19 Nov 2009
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"This huge wealth transfer from the `real' economy to the world of finance has also created a vicious cycle of increased credit dependency.." |
"The bigger the financial sector gets, the more power it has to hold the entire economy ransom for huge bailouts when their speculative bubbles collapse. Firms that are allowed to grow as large as AIG, CitiBank and Bank of America create "systemic" risk that threatens the world financial system.
The bottom line is that if a financial institution is too big to fail, it's just too big, period.
The new regulatory proposals now pending before Congress are critical first steps in reining in the power of the financial sector. The proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency is especially important. It would end the anything-goes "Dodge City" mentality that allows consumers to have their pockets picked by financial "products" like teaser-rate mortgages with prepayment penalties that guarantee the consumer pays more than meets the eye. It will require tight regulation of credit card interest rates and fees..."
to read Robert Creamer's article published on www.huffingtonpost.com October 15, 2009, visit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/the-dominance-of-the-fina_b |
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http://www.freewebs.com/mbtranslations/
http://www.therealnews.com
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