Amar Bhide Questions Wall Street's Criminal Enterprise

Why is it that the American populace is forced to view this regulatory debate as an either/or situation, that is too much regulation vs not enough. The fact is, we have allowed both the Wall Street and Washington camps to frame this debate.

That error in judgment and in practice means we will continue to encounter many of our current problems as we navigate our future economic landscape. I broached this reality two years ago in writing, Future Financial Regulation: Not a Question of Sufficiency, But of Transparency and Integrity.

This morning I witnessed Amar Bhide, Thomas Schmidheiny Professor at Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, pull no punches in hitting the same nerve. Let's navigate.

I wrote in May 2009,

The media often frame the debate in political terms between laissez-faire proponents and those favoring increased government intervention. Both camps are missing the bigger picture, because both camps are feeding from the same trough. Allow me to expound.

The critical regulatory question facing our markets is not of sufficiency but is one of transparency. Regrettably, both ends of the regulatory spectrum do not want to address this glaring shortcoming because it exposes the very nature of the incestuous relationship between Wall Street and Washington.

Will the media give the Wall Street, Washington, and regulatory triumvirate a pass as they pander about sufficiency when in fact the real regulatory question is one of transparency? In my opinion, the very future of capitalism and free markets lie in the wake.

Professor Bhide stands out from the crowd in hitting on points which fully resonate here at Sense on Cents. I commend him for his aggressive posture and for openly questioning the likelihood of criminal activities within our large Wall street banking behemoths.

Further adding insult to injury, Bhide opines that banking executives, (he specifically references JP Morgan's CEO Jamie Dimon), are not aware of much that transpires within their organizations.

Too big to fail starts with too big to understand and thus too big to manage!! Amar Bhide gets this. Let's watch and learn from this short 4-minute Bloomberg best…

With his performance today, Amar Bhide gains immediate induction into the Sense on Cents Hall of Fame.

Larry Doyle

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