For a corporation, the psycopathic behaviour is that if it makes a profit and is not illegal (yet), then do it.
The real problem is that large financial institutions have somehow ingrained themselves in society in such a way that they bring us all down when they fail, and so society would _have_ to bail them out. It is an ingenious stragegy - by aligning failure with the downfall of many others, these large financial institutions gets the protection they don't deserve. I wish it was me who was reaping the benefits, but unfortunately, being a "commoner", that aint so.
It's interesting how many other areas of the economy have pulled off the same hat trick, but largely go unnoticed. Regulatory capture is a good marker because it's as conspicuous as it is essencial.
The real problem is that large financial institutions have somehow ingrained themselves in society in such a way that they bring us all down when they fail, and so society would _have_ to bail them out. It is an ingenious stragegy - by aligning failure with the downfall of many others, these large financial institutions gets the protection they don't deserve. I wish it was me who was reaping the benefits, but unfortunately, being a "commoner", that aint so.