After bringing the financial world to its' knees, many consumers are calling for big banks to be chopped up, regulated, and restricted. There are a lot of different ideas out there, some of which are being addressed through the Volker Rule, but there are still things that we could do to make these banks safer institutions.
There are many different approaches, but which is the right one?
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