  The banks’ lending practices caused the recession. They were
rewarded by being bailed out.  Now, the banks’ paperwork
violations will cause the second slump, or at the very least,
extend the current slump, and undoubtedly, the banks will be
bailed out again. Everywhere you look, the problem is the banks,
the banks, the banks.  No, it isn’t China. No, it isn’t the
federal deficit. No, it isn’t the dopey Tea Party, or Obama’s
wishy-washy leadership, or the Supreme Court’s terrible decision
on corporate political spending. No, it isn’t interest rates.
The problem is the banks and the lack of supervision, thereof.
These institutions, fundamental to our existence as a capitalist
economy, are dramatically under-controlled. Our law enforcement
pays far more attention to drugs and driving, than to the money
handlers. Meanwhile, the money industry’s “masters of the
universe” make drug kingpins look like poverty-stricken choir
boys.  The money industry should be the most closely watched
industry in our economy, yet