Guest Post: Black Is White, Hedges Are Bets, And Your Money Is Mine
Zeus Yiamouyiannis
ZeroHedge.com
06/14/2012
Once again we turn to frequent contributor Zeus Yiamouyiannis for a sharp analysis of why our “profits are private, losses are public” crony-capitalism is self-destructing and what is needed to move forward to a sustainable, adaptable, wealth-generating capitalism.
As we witness the riotous dissolution of corrupted capitalism, we need not wait for the history books to identify the mile markers of self-destruction. If we are to rebuild capitalism, even as it is tearing itself down, then we will need to become street-smart detectives in analyzing the current economic murder-suicide in progress.
Every fall has its tell-tale confirmations and corrupt capitalism is no exception. There arrive key points where a system’s own contradictions become so evident and self-damaging, where motive, means, and opportunity become so clear, that one can mount an informed, effective counter-offensive.
Two notable recent contradictions have surfaced in the ongoing debacle called big banking.
1) Hedges for big banks have evolved into gambling vehicles that increase risk rather than reduce risk.
2) Guaranteed savings deposits in those same big banks are being used as fodder in the high-risk investment casinos of global finance. There are no longer effective firewalls or truly secure funds.
Capitalism now means big banks profit from their so-called successes, and others pay for their failures: “Black is white.” JP Morgan has recently lost $3 billion dand counting on a ‘sure thing’: “Hedges are bets.” Investment banks are now merged with conventional banking and secured by taxpayer and depositor money: “Your money is mine.”
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