the vast majority of players do not. Comment number 69. The objective of business is to gain monopoly. The objective if government is to break monopoly, ie increase competition. The conflict is in debt fed consumer based economy a politican is in the situation of governing the device which gives short term economic growth, ie debt growth. The only way forward is to move to more direct linkage between the electorate and the politican ie digital democracy, and conccurently take steps to de-emphasis consumerism. The problem is cultural not financial and to do with individuals. Comment number 70. Sorry I realised after I had writen '.....but bankers need competition in order to manipulate.' that it could be read two ways and unfortunately you have taken it opposite to what I was trying to say. I was not saying competition between bankers but competition between individuals allows bankers to manipulate, therefore by reducing the number of individuals you reduce the opportunity. The problem with quotes is that they are selective to prove a point. Winnie said ....yes I am drunk.... So we had a alcaholic running the country. I don't know this buts lets put 'Competition is a sin' into a context A bankers convension and J D R is the key speaker and the main topic is interbank competition and how by undercutting each other many smaller banks are finding it difficult to servive. Now it's meaning is different! Comment number 71. Is the de-emphasis of consumerism to be done