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Actually, yes. Absolutely. Maybe with enough punishment these depositors will stop stuffing the accounts of these fat cats full of cash for them to "invest" and lose everything with.

How many global economic meltdowns do we have to go through before people learn that banks are literally the root cause of so many of society's problems? Depositors aren't being punished enough if they're still buying into this system. They keep feeding the beast and complaining when it eats them.




Every bank exec is a fat cat to some extent. People and businesses need banks no matter what, and they shouldn't be required to do exhaustive due diligence on every bank. This is the whole purpose of regulation; everyone benefits from oversight.


> People and businesses need banks no matter what, and they shouldn't be required to do exhaustive due diligence on every bank.

They're already required to do KYC/AML due dilligence on normal human beings. Why shouldn't they be required to do the same for the banks they trust their fortunes with?


Who is? Random SaaS and biotech startups?


Pretty much every US business is.




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