Remember that scene at the beginning of It’s a Wonderful Life, where people are all desperately trying to get into the bank because if it fails before they get in, they lose their money? That’s what the FDIC prevents.
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This will isolate american banks on the long run. Who wants to make business with Leeman Brothers 2.0 (on an international scale)… or did I miss something?
Edit: Spelling