Bank bosses "livid" about additional levy

[lilelvis2000]

Its silly slagging off all the banks.
The ones that got taxpayers money should pay it back at the usurious rates of interest they would normally charge.
After that, regulation should be put into place maybe splitting off the constructive banking from the more speculative type, so they can't ahrm the economy again.
And after that, they are private companies so leave them the fook alone.

Didn't someone suggest that before, and the banks - with hands firmly on Number 10's balls - "suggest" that wasn't the way?

[Mich the Tester]

These banks will shortly be leaving town anyhow. China and the rise of the Asian economies will almost surely make it far more profitable to be there. I say let them f**k up the world again so the Chinese can hang them....by their nuts.

Indeed; when they succeed in plunging China into a major economic crisis using all sorts of credit derivative jiggery pokery, they should not expect a very merciful response from the Chinese communist party.

[Churchill]

Indeed; when they succeed in plunging China into a major economic crisis using all sorts of credit derivative jiggery pokery, they should not expect a very merciful response from the Chinese communist party.

The Chinese economy is very shortly going to be fubar.

When all the peasants realise they're not getting theirs there'll be another uprising.

[thunderlizard]

When I read about this kind of thing, my gut instinct is to say 'set fire to the bastards'. Then I stop for a moment, think about my feelings and try to rationalise my thoughts to provide a more constructive suggestion as to how to deal with this kind of issue. Line the bastards up on top of Canary Wharf and push them off one by one.

My solution is similar. A quick glance at a map of the area shows that the whole Isle of Dogs could sealed off quite easily, by digging through the West Ferry Roundabout and letting the water flood in from the West, and by destroying the Trafalgar Way bridge in the East. The investment banking community could be left to contemplate its actions on the resulting island for, say, five years. After that we'd reconnect them to the rest of London and see if they want to do things differently next time.

[OwlHoot]

Most likely the whole thing has been stage managed - The Government lets the banks off the hook, with a one-off (?) trifling tax of 800 million, on condition they agree to put on a pantomime show of apoplectic outrage, for the sheeple to lap up and improve the coalition's ratings. I wonder what HAB reckons - he hasn't been around for a while.

[AtW]

Most likely the whole thing has been stage managed - The Government lets the banks off the hook, with a one-off (?) trifling tax of 800 million, on condition they agree to put on a pantomime show of apoplectic outrage, for the sheeple to lap up and improve the coalition's ratings. I wonder what HAB reckons - he hasn't been around for a while.

Bank levy is NOT one off tax - Liebors tax on bonuses was and they now whine that Cons don't raise as much ffs Liebor said it was ONE OFF tax.