[Alter Kaker]

Threatening their banking policies would be like telling Miller and Budweiser that they can’t brew beer anymore. It’s a threat to the foundation of their economy.

So? Why is that any business of America's? Finance used to be a major industry in America, too, until people like Bernard Madoff scammed the public and hid their loot in secret Swiss bank accounts.

[OrangeHoof]

So? Why is that any business of America's?

It's NOT any business of America's. The Swiss banks have done their privacy thing for generations and the world has survived. I see no reason for us to stick out noses in it now.

But if you take that away from them, Swiss banks will be no different than banks anywhere else in the world and you'll destroy their economy.