Swiss bank UBS's $1.5 billion fine for interest rate rigging is
likely to find its way into U.S. and British state coffers,
providing enough to build around 60 U.S. middle schools or fund
healthcare for about 60,000 typical American families.  The
fine, split about $1.2 billion for the United States and $260
million for Britain, is a drop in the ocean for two countries
struggling to rein in huge budget deficits. The United States
racked up a deficit of $172 billion in November alone.  However,
cash-strapped governments are keen to raise funds from wherever
they can, and with banks being pursued for a string of alleged
misdeeds during the run-up to the global financial crisis, this
source of revenue is getting bigger.  Britain had, until
recently, used regulatory fines on banks to reduce the levy the
industry pays to support the Financial Services Authority (FSA)
watchdog.  "We do not think it is fair that the fines from
scandal-hit banks go back into the banking industry," Prime
Minister David Cameron said ea