If You Can't Use Dividends, It's Not

I Think The Way Now Characterized Smith Barney Is Disgraceful. I Am Appalled That An Organization Like That Would Not Have Reserved Judgment (until) Making Their Own Investigation.

From My Point Of View, The American Financial System - Including Banks And Investment Banks - Is Far Safer Because Of Capital And Liquidity Requirements. Despite All The Turbulence So Far This Year, I Don't Think Anyone's Questioning Our System. And That, Obviously, Is A Good Thing.

I Agree With People Who Say We Want More Income Equality; We Want More Consumer Protection; And We Want Sounder Banks. I Agree With All That.

Economies Of Scale Are A Good Thing. If We Didn't Have Them, We'd Still Be Living In Tents And Eating Buffalo.

The Question Is How Do You Do It [more Consumer Protection] So That It Actually Works That Way? And That Takes Analysis, And Sometimes Collaboration Between Government And Business, To Understand How That Works.