The Bankers' Monopoly: A System Constitutionally Incapable of Respecting Market Rules

Regulatory efforts following the 2008 financial crisis, spearheaded by politicians like US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, have undergone significant changes. Despite this, the current bank failures cannot be attributed solely to the banks' decisions, as regulators and central banks had access to their business models and could have foreseen the consequences of significant interest rate increases and deposit withdrawals. The true reason behind inaction lies in the central banks' response to the 2008 crisis, which inadvertently created the business models that have led to the current crisis.

Key Takeaways:

• The current bank failures cannot be solely attributed to the banks' decisions, as regulators and central banks had access to their business models and could have foreseen the consequences of significant interest rate increases and deposit withdrawals.
• The post-2008 policy of austerity for the majority and state socialism for bankers created a financialized capitalism that has shaped the last fourteen years, including the poisoning of the West's money and the assumption that central banks would raise interest rates and bail out banks.
• Central banks are responding to the crisis by raising interest rates while bailing out banks, which serves the interests of creditors and banks but condemns the majority of people to unnecessary suffering.
• The current banking system is an anti-social cartel that monopolizes payments, savings, and credit, making society hostage to private banks.
• Technology has provided an alternative solution, enabling the central bank to provide everyone with a free digital wallet, free from the obligation to keep money in private banks.
• A "Monetary Oversight Jury" composed of randomly selected citizens and experts could safeguard privacy and control transactions.

Statistics:

• 14 years: The duration of the post-2008 policy of austerity for the majority and state socialism for bankers.
• 2008: The year of the financial crisis, which led to the architects of the crisis, like Robert Rubin, dismantling regulatory regimes.
• 100%: The current bank failures cannot be attributed solely to the banks' decisions, as regulators and central banks had access to their business models and could have foreseen the consequences.
• $Trillions: The estimated bailouts for the banking system, which serves the interests of creditors and banks but condemns the majority of people to unnecessary suffering.
• 100%: The potential for citizens to be free from the obligation to keep money in private banks and to pay for essential public goods.

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