Unless they’re referring to scummy mega-banks that exist by fucking over the little guy with random fees, hard to close accounts, and other scummy practices like Wells Fargo, BofA, etc.
You’re a central bank, you manage the economy giving out dollars.
Do you lend to people directly or do you think, “no, we should guarantee private individuals tremendous power and profit so that the financial system can collapse due to their mismanagement every couple decades”
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They can’t.
Unless they’re referring to scummy mega-banks that exist by fucking over the little guy with random fees, hard to close accounts, and other scummy practices like Wells Fargo, BofA, etc.
But banks as an institution? No.
Lol. “Banks are good. Except those giving banks services”
“Banks are bad. Mattresses are good, store money there.”
You’re a central bank, you manage the economy giving out dollars.
Do you lend to people directly or do you think, “no, we should guarantee private individuals tremendous power and profit so that the financial system can collapse due to their mismanagement every couple decades”
Through the magic of fractional reserve lending, banks are able to loan you money that doesn’t exist.