Hey, sorry, I edited my post after you responded, but I didn't say and never said that it's "common knowledge" that Obama wants to break up banks.
What I said is that the financial industry, as of recently, has had an antagonistic relationship with the government, and that this is common knowledge in the industry. That's how they see it, anyway. There's a lot of tiptoeing the government has to do, because they're still counting on commercial banks to clear the housing market, to have their back on distressed bank mergers, etc.
Anyway, I'd rather see top bankers in those positions than top politicians. Obama's a moderate and a technocrat; so your thesis isn't distinguishable from the null hypothesis.
What I said is that the financial industry, as of recently, has had an antagonistic relationship with the government, and that this is common knowledge in the industry. That's how they see it, anyway. There's a lot of tiptoeing the government has to do, because they're still counting on commercial banks to clear the housing market, to have their back on distressed bank mergers, etc.
Anyway, I'd rather see top bankers in those positions than top politicians. Obama's a moderate and a technocrat; so your thesis isn't distinguishable from the null hypothesis.