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The Bankers Vig and the Price we Pay: The Economic Cost of Repealing Glass-Steagall
by Michael Lebowitz When one bets on a sporting event the facilitator of the bet, referred to as a bookie, charges the winner of the bet the vigorish. The vigorish, … Read more
Italy Guns For Glass-Steagall-Type Law to Break Up Banks, Cut Bailout Costs for Taxpayers
The banking lobby and the ECB will have a cow. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. On Friday, Italy’s coalition government unveiled new banking regulations that it hopes to … Read more
Glass-Steagall would have saved us
by Randy_Newman1502 A popular idea that has taken root in people’s imaginations is that “Glass-Steagall” would have “saved” the United States from the vagaries of the financial crisis. My objective here … Read more
Trump Says He's Actively Considering Breaking Up Big Banks, Reinstating Glass Steagall
CNBC reports: President Donald Trump is considering breaking up the nation’s biggest banks, a vow he had made during the presidential campaign then seemed to put on the back … Read more