<p>That was for the younger folks who missed the WS 80’s screw-up and following recession. My point was that WS has been throwing the US economy into the crapper about every decade since I started working for a living. I know we need them for a few things but they should be banned from doing anything but straight equity and debt issues. We’d all be better off in the long run.</p>
<p>The EC is looking at putting them in a much smaller box</p>
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