> Nobody has ever taken the "god's eye view" with the intent to be nice. I second what the other guy said: this is an interesting point. But I'd also second th

> Nobody has ever taken the "god's eye view" with the intent to be nice. I second what the other guy said: this is an interesting point. But I'd also second the point about not knowing their intent (more with Bretton Woods than Visa/Mastercard; the latter is obviously fair enough). Also, I think it's telling that you left out Dodd-Frank when making that point, because it pretty clearly undercuts it.