Yes, the point is that the banks are (edit: should have said "would be, in the absence of government regulation") far more predatory than government - it's in f

Yes, the point is that the banks are (edit: should have said "would be, in the absence of government regulation") far more predatory than government - it's in fact government (who GP claimed is "sticking them at gunpoint") that is protecting us from the banks. Just look at loan sharks for a view of what banks sans regulation are.