Monday 22 July 2013

The state is not a bank

If there is deposit insurance this means that banks are like the government and cannot fail. But there is no reason for the state to protect the banks in this way... banks could be like any other business and capable of collapse. The existence of deposit insurance indicates that the state considers banks to be like itself and of privileged status. But there is no reason for the banks to be part of the state. Banks and the state can be separate.

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