The wealthy have installed their slaves in the highest spheres of the state. The banks are privately owned. They are concerned solely with profits. They have no interest in the common good.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
Let's be honest: It wasn't just the banks who messed up. There were a lot of people who tried to buy assets they couldn't afford. That's a reality.
I am afraid that the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy money. And they who control the credit of a nation direct the policy of governments, and hold in the hollow of their hands the destiny of the people.
The wealthy have never liked to pay for the labor that enriches them. Ever since slavery was eliminated, they have been trying to keep it as close to slavery as they can without violating the slave laws.
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.
Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.
The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the community at large.
People get into debt head over heels because banks make it so easy to do so. Then the banks come along and act like these people who can't or won't pay their bills are the dregs of society.
People with banking experience haven't all flocked to the biggest banks; community banks and regional banks, along with smaller trading houses and credit unions, have some very talented people.
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