Senator Sanders: Too Big to Fail - Too Big to Exist

Issue November 06, 2009 - http://sanders.senate.gov

Too Big to Fail - Too Big to Exist

More than a year has gone by since Congress passed the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. The Federal Reserve has committed trillions of additional dollars in virtually zero-interest loans and other assistance to large financial institutions resulting in the largest taxpayer bailout in the history of the world. Today, most of the huge financial institutions still standing have become even bigger -- so big that the four largest banks in America (JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup) now issue one out of every two mortgages; two out of three credit cards; and hold $4 out of every $10 in bank deposits in the entire country.

If any of these financial institutions were to get into major trouble again, taxpayers would be on the hook for another massive bailout. We cannot let that happen. That is why I introduced legislation that would give the secretary of the Treasury 90 days to identify every single financial institution and insurance company in this country that is too big to fail and to break them up within one year.

If it’s too big to fail, it’s too big to exist!


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K&R

Been hoping someone in the gov't would start the ball rolling on this.

and a rec, though, I really am not sure if its not futile...

Didn't they make laws about monopolies back before we were born?

Methinks some balls need be busted. (sorry ladies)

:shrug:

It's time to dust off those anti-trust laws.

The government paid billions of dollars to rescue financial companies that the government considered “too big to fail” because, if they failed, the entire financial system might collapse. Should the government have the power to break up banks and financial companies that it believes are too big to fail, or should the government not interfere with private businesses?

Should Have the Power 3685

Should Not Interfere 148

Unsure 80