Why does a car have brakes? ~ Bill Moyers interviews former Citigroup CEO John Reed

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Bill Moyers interviewed former Citigroup chairman John Reed about the financial crisis. When asked about government regulation, he replied with this about cars and brakes (paraphrased):

Reed: Why does a car have brakes?

Moyers: To stop.

Reed: NO! A car has brakes so you can go FAST.

Imagine if you had a car without brakes–and you knew it.

How fast would you go?


via Moyers & Company Show 103: How power and influence helped big banks rewrite the rules of our economy. on Vimeo.

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