In Banking, Should There Be a Public Option?

The New York Times Opinion Pages, October 1, 2013

Below is an interesting online forum discussing the pros and cons of a public bank.  The participants include:

Ellen Brown, Author, "The Public Bank Solution"; Mark A. Calabria, Cato Institute; Eric Hardmeyer, Bank of North Dakota; Pierre Beynet, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Northwestern University; Michael Likovsky, Author, "Obama's Bank"; Hester Peirce,Mercatus Center, George Mason University;Heather Morton, National Conference of State Legislatures

FULL ARTICLE HERE