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thenewgreen  ·  4852 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How the top 1 percent made its money in two charts
"100% by swindling the rest of us?" -That may be a bit overstated and simplistic, no? Humans have been battling with the "banks" since the inception of money. Even Jesus was said to, "overthrow the tables of the money counters". But the banks perform a function that we find valuable to a degree. It's not all swindling. Let's not paint with too broad of strokes.




b_b  ·  4852 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Sure. Its definitely hyperbole. There is also no doubt that they take a ever growing cut, which is not value added to the broader economy.