Banks vs. Casinos

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When Governments are Banks and Banks are Casinos
18.01.2013 15:00
For those who think that financial system reform, either in the U.S. or in the Eurozone, has made the financial system safer, an article has been published in the February issue of the Atlantic which should dispel any illusions. See - What’s Inside America’s Banks? byFrank Partnoy and Jesse Eisinger (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...-banks/309196/ ). The piece examines, as near as is humanly possible, the business model of a long-thought-to-be conservatively managed American bank, namely – Wells Fargo. Without going into the mind numbing details, the conclusion of the article is that even this ‘old-style’ bank is operating as a casino with unknown – and perhaps unknowable – risks, and deriving much of its profit from these activities.(Source of article.)

Seems someone has also ruminated over this topic. Fair use claimed and asserted. Source: http://www.777dragoncasino.com/infog...vs-casinos.asp.

The original infographic (below) appears as a single graphic. The source is posted for fairness, research and for giving credit where credit is due. Its great to see such research. It has been painstakingly separated into parts so that it can be viewed here.

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Amazing stuff, eh?Long ago I found myself drawing similarities between casinos, strip clubs and banks. Quite frankly, on the basis of fairness, honesty and integrity it seemed to weigh heavily in favor of casinos and strip clubs. Its quite a challenge to come to any other conclusion that the banking system in the United States of America and even in Canada to have been created for any other purpose than plunder.