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Those are very good points.

So what do you think should be done about the present situation, if anything? I have no idea.

Someone on here suggested having an asset limit for banks relative to GDP - if you look at RBS (largest company in world by assets) at $3.5 trillion then that might look a bit uncomfortable in the UK which has a GDP of quite a bit less ($2.173 trillion).

http://www.scribd.com/doc/26993356/Worlds-Biggest-Companies-...

[NB As I write this I am maybe 100m from their old headquarters!].

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