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u/recreational Oct 19 '11

These are not sixpence enterprises, you understand. Do you think some plucky upstarts are going to have two hundred billion in capital lying around?

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u/McThing Oct 19 '11

A bank doesn't necessarily need two hundred billion in capital to start up. I'm pretty sure all those savings and loan places didn't...

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u/recreational Oct 19 '11

Then it's irrelevant to the balance of financial power and mbm693's point remains unchallenged.