Does anyone dare ask, why the financially elite of the world never lobby for small government? Why is it that corporations never lobby for small government? There would be no profit in controlling a government that was small and limited to doing the things a government should do. Why is it that Tea Party types all but idolize the super wealthy but the super wealthy do not join the Tea Party? The ocean of cannon fodder of which the modern conservative movement is largely comprised is trained to promote its own poverty.
Proprietary trading is the practice of big banks trading assets for profit. They trade against their customers. Why is it that when JPMorgan takes a loss, the whole world is concerned, but that no one is concerned when JP Morgan’s customers take losses?