President 2016

[handicapme]

Two important reasons to "hating on big banks":

(1) If too large, their failing can be such a huge cost to health of financial system and economy that bank execs count on the government bailing them out if they take on too much leverage and risk.

(2) If too large, banks can use the soft influence of the "revolving door" between government oversight agencies and industry to unduly sway agency employees to give unfair favorable treatment to the big banks.

Not only this but they charge me a fucking fee for checking my own balance, for not maintaining a minimum required balance, for using an atm from any other bank, and for basically doing anything related to trying to save time, money and/or timely paying bills.

lol wtf... dude seriously? Find a new bank or stop being broke. All the above is your own fault for staying with them. Citi has a free checking account as long as you pay 1 bill a month using it or direct deposit (if no direct deposit then another bill). <-- people on welfare can can this account and not get charged a fee. You're starting to sound like a little bitch.

mumbles, fair points but EXTREMELY misguided and very much what the public is told. You first comment is LOL your 2nd one is off base BUT happens in other ways so not completely wrong.