Writes Kalim Kassam: “I took the opportunity this weekend to reread Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy. What a fascinating and eye-opening exposition of both theory and history. I came across this webcomic, ‘Damn It Feels Good To Be a Banksta‘ on the front page of digg, and was reminded of Rothbard’s first sentence.” Businessmen or manufacturers can either be genuine free enterprisers or statists; they can either make their way on the free market or seek special government favors and privileges. They choose according to their individual preferences and values. But bankers are inherently inclined toward statism.