Bernie Sanders gave a major speech on reining in Wall Street on January 5. In it, he called for busting up the biggest banks and reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act.



Both of these steps are necessary to avoid another “too-big-to-fail” bailout, along with another crisis that robs millions of Americans of their jobs, homes, and savings. The only way to contain Wall Street’s excesses is with reforms so big, bold, and public they can’t be watered down.

Senator Sanders's full plan includes:

Breaking up the big banks and financial institutions

Reinstating a 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act to clearly separate traditional banking from risky investment banking and insurance services

Ending too-big-to-jail -- so that Wall Street executives are prosecuted for causing the near collapse of our economy

Establishing a tax on Wall Street to discourage reckless gambling and encourage productive investments in the job-creating economy

Capping credit card interest rates and ATM fees

Allowing Post Offices to offer banking services

Reforming credit rating agencies

Reforming the Federal Reserve

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