Comments on: Video: ‘Too Big to Fail’ is ‘Too Big to Exist’

By: Global Financiers to Lobby Against Reforms at Davos » Global Markets

Global Financiers to Lobby Against Reforms at Davos » Global Markets — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:13:19 +0000

[...] Some senior private equity and hedge fund managers will argue that banks’ proprietary activity was not a key source of the credit crisis - and so should not be stamped out. They will also argue vociferously against the idea of breaking up so-called ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. By contrast, many notable voices in the debate, myself included, have argued that institution that are considered too big to fail are, in fact, too big to exist by the sheer threat and risk that they pose to the global financial architecture. Read more on that here. [...]

By: Global Markets PSA: Move Your Money » Global Markets

Global Markets PSA: Move Your Money » Global Markets — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:11:19 +0000

[...] create a more sane, stable financial system. How, they wondered, could they help end the era of ‘Too Big To Fail’? The financier at the table recommended that everyone could move their money out of the Wall [...]

By: Global Markets: 2009 Year In Review » Global Markets

Global Markets: 2009 Year In Review » Global Markets — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:49:51 +0000

[...] dollar bailout for Wall Street at taxpayer expense. In addition, big banks that are considered ‘too big to fail’ because of their central importance to the financial system, again started engaging in the same [...]

By: Elison Elliott

Elison Elliott — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:49:39 +0000

Mr. Wolf,

While you are entirely correct, you seem to miss the central point of my post — my goal is to highlight precisely the point that the knuckleheads who all helped to precipitate the global financial crisis are all, as you say, social misfits (i.e., greedy capitalists & Wall Street types), self-glorifying politicians and very often wrong-about-everything controversy hounds (i.e., the Mainstream Media aka MSM). Surely you share my perspective that therein lies the problem with our Republic. Please visit again; I welcome ‘agent provocateurs’ of all stripes.

E. Elliott

By: Roger Wolf

Roger Wolf — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:49:33 +0000

Sir, you seem to mix every possible controversial issue, government name dropping, and social misfits into one page. Good grief man, too big to mess around with is the essence of the capitalistic structure. I remember a few choice comments such as, “Rip their lungs out.” “Grab them by the short hairs and never let go” and the ever popular “Kick them while their down”.

The only way this stuff gets done is by the biggest “Dick” in town. Remember Cheney… Anyway I digress - More is the operative word. Bigger is the second. Government is the third.

Look at the Titans of the world. They control themselves more or less. How do you break up Micky D’s? Big Macs from one vendor and Fries from another? How would government ever get their palms greasy otherwise? No Sir, I object! Bigger is better, Greed is good and the Devil take the hind most. I rest my case Your Honor.