> 2) Money might be money, but it still makes a difference in whose pockets it is. If I understanding accounting, the amount of leverage a bank can have depends upon deposits. The smaller the deposits, the smaller the leverage. There is then the possibility that decreasing that leverage will decrease the amount of speculation that goes on and also the amount of credibility/legitimacy capitalist banking enjoys.
> Do you think that if small institutions get big they will still act like they did before?
Turnout rates in credit union board elections fall from about 20% in the smallest CUs to about 2% in the biggest CUs.
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