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今天的人们简直不能想像,在19世纪上半叶,美国第二国民银行的财力究竟有多大。它操纵的钞票占当时美国货币流通量的20%,其资本是当时美国政斛度总支出的两倍之多;1819年金融恐慌之后,这家银行更是充当了公款的保管库,控制着政府的钱。但是,这家几乎操纵美国经济命脉的银行居然是私营的,且很多股东并非美国公民。另外,它还滋生着严重的腐败。
It is impossible for people today to imagine how much money the Second National Bank of the United States had in the first half of the nineteenth century. It manipulated more than 20% of the U.S. currency in circulation at that time, and its capital was more than double the total expenditure of the United States at that time. After the financial panic of 1819, the bank even served as a vault of public funds and controlled Government money. However, this bank, which almost controls the lifeline of the U.S. economy, is actually private and many shareholders are not American citizens. In addition, it breeds serious corruption.