I read it. I'll try to explain it to you once more.
Banks need to be licensed to operate in this country.
As part of their license they agree to be regulated.
The bank regulators duties in part are to insure that the financial system doesn't collapse.
With me so far? Maybe you should watch the movie "it's a wonderful life" so you have some idea of what happens when the financial system collapses.
IF the bank regulators think that executive pay leads to bankers gambling with the public's money (that's yours and mine, btw) then they may step in and make sure that the public's money is protected. Ditto if they think the banks are in danger of failing and losing their depositor's savings.
The banks signed up for this when they got their license.
And this is exactly what the Fed is doing...regulating the banks...better late than never.
It is no different than my bank telling me that if I don't purchase homeowners insurance they will do it for me and bill me. No force in this case either because I signed on for it.
And RGS is being hysterical. But of course, he'd rather see the financial industry collapse than tell bankers they can't gamble with their depositor's cash.
Everything Ravi knows about the monetary system and banking regulations, she learned at the Bijou!
Talk about willful ignorance!!
This is why Dude, Contumacious, and the others are irrelevant to the process. They believe in an alternate reality. It does not matter what they believe. Yes, banks are regulated. Yes, it is constitutional for banks to be regulated. Yes, Ravi is right and the wingnuts are wrong. Let's move on.