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		TheOtherHobbes on March 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reasons the banking crisis isn’t a repeat of 2008 We don't make the rules. They do. If sensible people made the rules the financial industry would be stable and boring, inequality would be far lower than it is, prosperity would be far wider, and life would generally be more pleasant and financially successful - not just for a small cadre of middle class programmers, but for everyone.

CamperBob2 on March 25, 2023 [–]

How often we've heard these sentiments. "If only sensible people (meaning the ones who agree with me) made the rules..."

Jochim on March 25, 2023 | [–]

I'm not quite sure what your point is. We ask exactly that question to voters at each election.

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