{"id":10359,"date":"2013-05-27T02:14:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10359"},"modified":"2013-05-27T02:19:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:19:04","slug":"tbtf-too-big-to-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/27\/tbtf-too-big-to-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"TBTF = Too Big to Exist"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are still suffering the effects of economic collapse, brought on by the greed of criminal Banksters.  In spite of that, they still threaten our economy, because they own the Republican Party, lock, stock and barrel, in addition to a significant minority  of Congressional Democrats.  A new report from community banks and a new segment from Bill Moyers Journal, demonstrate this well.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"27TBTF\"<\/p>\n

The Independent Community Bankers of America released a report on Wednesday that examines the impact of too-big-to-fail institutions on the American economy and why the problem needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n

“ICBA is pleased to unveil this comprehensive report, which is an excellent roadmap for helping everyone from consumers to policymakers understand how too-big-to-fail affects our nation’s economy and what they can do to help bring an end to this dangerous practice,” ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine said. “As we outline in the report, too-big-to-fail distorts free markets, incentivizes risky behavior, holds taxpayers hostage to bailouts, and creates unfair competitive advantages for the largest banks. But there is perhaps no greater reminder of the too-big-to-fail impact than the constant, oppressive regulatory burdens that community banks face on a daily basis. I encourage everyone who feels passionately about the health of our financial system to read this timely report.”<\/p>\n

The report found that the 12 largest U.S. banks hold nearly 70 percent of all industry assets and that they get credit at rates “that do not reflect their true risk—rates that are subsidized by an implicit taxpayer guarantee.”<\/p>\n

Additionally, the report pointed to a recent statement by Attorney General Eric Holder, in which he said the Department of Justice is aware that megabanks are TBTF. The report said the banking industry will increasingly become more concentrated as long as the problem of TBTF remains…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Bank Credit News<\/a>><\/p>\n

Photo credit: Demos.org<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

You can read the ICBA Report here<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

Bill Moyers also provided some excellent coverage on this subject.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"Moyers\"Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson tells Bill that, five years after the country’s economic near-collapse, banks are still too big to fail, too big to manage, and too big to trust. Stockholders’ reaffirmation of Jamie Dimon as JP Morgan Chase’s chairman and CEO this week — despite a year of accusations and investigations at the bank — is further evidence, she says, of an unchecked system that continues to covet profits and eschew accountability, putting our economy and democracy at risk. Morgenson also discusses how behemoth companies like Apple manipulate the system and avail themselves of the biggest tax loopholes money and influence can buy…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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