Richard Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Ending Too Big To Fail

There is an injustice of being held hostage to large financial institutions considered “too big to fail,” or TBTF for short. I submit that these institutions, as a result of their privileged status, exact an unfair tax upon the American people. Moreover, they interfere with the transmission of monetary policy and inhibit the advancement of our nation’s economic prosperity.

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