> > [...] he was the only wise person in a room full of idiots [...] The goal of the "program" was to bring down the Greek national debt. Judging by the result

> > [...] he was the only wise person in a room full of idiots [...] The goal of the "program" was to bring down the Greek national debt. Judging by the result, well, I'd say he nailed it :-) > But of course, "banks bad", that's what his audience wants to hear. I believe you're oversimplifying. But there are ppl less educated that can't express themselves so eloquently. The problem with the current banking system at least has been recently ELI5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r76KkcJaTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r76KkcJaTE (see Yelen's response, it's fine if you're the banker, less than ideal if you're a random tax payer).