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At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid.


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JAMES DEAN Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
KEVIN JAMES The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why...
JAMES WOODS I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous p...
JAMES HIBBERD Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic current...
WILLIAM JAMES Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew th...
JAMES HOWE The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perce...
WILLIAM JAMES Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration,...
JAMES LANKFORD I'm a big cardigan sweater guy.
JAMES FRANCO No one forgets their first love. You're experiencing all those endorphins and all that dopamine ...
JAMES MARSDEN I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they&#...
LILY JAMES You can't fuel real economic growth with indiscriminate credit. You can only fuel it with well-a...
JAMES SUROWIECKI Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the sho...
JAMES HECKMAN Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
WILLIAM JAMES