Eric Cantona, infamous for his kung fu kicking ability, has now aimed a punch squarley at the Banks. (You may remember him playing football for a little known team in Manchester).
In this video “King Eric” suggests the way to start a revolution is not on the streets, but instead through everyone withdrawing their money from the banks. It’s actually quite a scary thought.
We have already seen what happened at the beginning of the credit crunch in the UK when there was a run on Northern Rock. The government had to step in to bail them out.
What would happen if there was a run on all major banks? The condensed view:
Day 1 Liquidity would dry up at the banks immediately
Day 2 Banks would start selling assets to improve liquidity which would prove difficult as no buyers
Day 3 Not everyone would get their cash out of the banks as there are not enough physical notes in circulation
Day 4 Rioting on the streets
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Borrowing is the root of the problem and if this can be better managed then we would not reach the levels of leverage that causes financial meltdown.
