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Bank Sharks and BS Sharks
Jun. 2nd, 2008 01:29 pmI've come to the conclusion that if a loan shark wanted to become legit, all he'd need to do is land a job as a bank manager. He'd find the hours more agreeable, the pay legitimate, no cops on his tail all the time and, best of all, he can count on their support and those of the bailiffs when he needs to go out there and break a few defaulters.
Banks and building societies (BS) have gradually crept into loan shark territory, to the point where they're basically indistinguishable from Cousin Vic and The Boys. The only thing banks and BS have that's different from getting your money from a loan shark is the veneer of "old tradition" in which this current generation of moneylenders wrap themselves, much like a failing politician wraps himself up in his national flag for a photo shoot.
There's nothing old skool about banks and BS these days. They're all just as much a Mob as La Cosa Nostra.
Banks and building societies (BS) have gradually crept into loan shark territory, to the point where they're basically indistinguishable from Cousin Vic and The Boys. The only thing banks and BS have that's different from getting your money from a loan shark is the veneer of "old tradition" in which this current generation of moneylenders wrap themselves, much like a failing politician wraps himself up in his national flag for a photo shoot.
There's nothing old skool about banks and BS these days. They're all just as much a Mob as La Cosa Nostra.
