Part Of The Reason Some

I Think The Politics Have Gotten Better In The United States, Which Makes It Easier To Pass Legislation, Budgets And Treaties.

As A Matter Of Fact 25% Of Our U.s. Investment Banking Business Comes Out Of Our Commercial Bank. So It's A Competitive Advantage For Both The Investment Bank - Which Gets A Huge Volume Of Business - And The Commercial Bank Because The Commercial Bank Can Walk Into A Company And Say, "oh, If You Need X, Y And Z In Japan Or China, We Can Do That For You."

We're Going To Do The Right Thing For The Company And Our Customers, All Things Considered.

Capping The Size Of American Banks Won't Eliminate The Needs Of Big Businesses; It Will Force Them To Turn To Foreign Banks That Won't Face The Same Restrictions.

It's An Advantage For Both Parties To Have The Other. It Also Creates Good Stability Of Earnings. Our Business Mix Means We Have A Diversified Earnings Stream, Which Is One Of The Things Why We Got Through The Tough Times So Successfully.