Sandy Weill, who lobbied Clinton to tear down Glass-Steagall, now says bring it back

[BeyondGeography]

On CNBC this morning:

Former Citigroup Chairman & CEO Sanford I. Weill, the man who invented the financial supermarket, called for the break up of big banks in an interview on CNBC Wednesday.

“What we should probably do is go and split up investment banking from banking, have banks be deposit takers, have banks make commercial loans and real estate loans, have banks do something that’s not going to risk the taxpayer dollars, that’s not too big to fail,” Weill told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

He added: “If they want to hedge what they’re doing with their investments, let them do it in a way that’s going to be market-to-market so they’re never going to be hit.”

He essentially called for the return of the Glass–Steagall Act, which imposed banking reforms that split banks from other financial institutions such as insurance companies.

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[democrat_patriot]

1. Hey Stan, tell it to the congresspeople you own.

CNBC has no authority to do anything.

Hold a press conference on the Capitol, you caused the problem; fix it. Call some of the people you literally own in congress. March with Occupy.

Do something that us peasants cannot - have lunch with a Senator.

[deutsey]

2. He also favors firmly shutting the barn doors after allowing the horses to escape

I agree with him about bringing back Glass-Steagall, but it's a little late to see the light on his part.