
Originally Posted by
Galant
Not surprised but getting pretty fed up.
Quite honestly, something serious needs to be done about the current banking system. Serious enough, in my view, to say that whilst the debate goes on about firearms, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens to be active and involved in protecting themselves and others in society, whatever merit there is in that there is certainly merit, and need, to do the same, and more, in the banking/finance issue.
Governments pile on debt, borrowing from private financiers, and the bankers, from the smallest to the biggest, all follow suit in seeking to make as much profit as possible, as quickly, and easily as possible.
There is no sense of responsibility, no care for public debt, indeed, the debt-based system requires such, and the only regulation is the profit line for the bankers. As long as they can make money, they will, because, "If the guy above me, or over there, can get three Ferrari's and villa by short-selling (or whatever else), then why not me?"
Whatever your feelings about the necessity for responsible gun-ownership, there is a massive, vital need for responsible banking/financing. The bankers at the moment hold all the cards and have too much power with too little restraint. There is no financial 'gun' that the man on the street can carry to protect himself. We at their mercy, and surprise, surprise, they have none.
Real accountability is necessary now.