Watching the Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network always gives me insight into the geo-political scene we are experiencing here in real-time America. The Banking Clan provided funding to the Republic as well as the Sepratists during the battle for the Old Republic.
I also wonder if the Banking Clan weren’t the ones who held the secrets to the Sith history that Chancellor Palpatine was so desperate to secure? I know that members of the Banking Clan ended up being part of the Emperor’s advisory board. How else do you think he raised the galactic credits to build that second Death Star? Even for bad guys shit cost money.
The Banking Clan stayed paid in full by coercing the Old Republic to take out loans to bolster their military industrial complex. The plan was to stage an attack on Coruscant from the Sepratisits that would frighten the Republic senators into voting for deregulation of the banking system. Deregulation meant that the banks could charge any rate of interest they wanted on emergency loans they issued.
How hardbody was the Banking Clan’s scheme? Our Fed Reserve should take notes on how they deal with our banking industry. That Star Wars plan is way more sexier, and straightforward ruthless than Quantitative Easing.
