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To: TimF who wrote (41582)3/2/2010 12:29:31 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
So what?

'Fees' are not the issue.

SYSTEMIC risk of contagion and financial collapse resulting in hits to the taxpayers are the problem to be guarded against.

And, like I already said: I have no problem whatsoever with banks, or anyone else, doing all the high risk prop. trading that they want to....

Just so long as they do it WITHOUT recourse to a taxpayer-insured deposit base.