Feature: In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, CEI analysts argue that non-financial institutions are good for the banking industry.
FEATURE: In Praising of Banking at Big Box Stores
This week, Senior Fellow John Berlau and Research Associate Kyle Tassinari published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal defending the entry of non-financial firms like Walmart into the banking industry. “For safety, convenience and price, the U.S. needs to join the rest of the world and allow nonfinancial companies to own and operate banks,” the authors argue. Read the op-ed here.
The United Auto Workers union is campaigning to organize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about his recent trip to Chattanooga, where he spoke with local politicians and community members about how this might affect the community.
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