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by r00fus 4318 days ago
Exactly - this is devolution [1], in a money==power kind of argument. By giving money with no questions asked to an individual on an account with very few restrictions and fees (these banks are publicly run, not private), and increasing the ability for the poor to pay each other, you have devolved power to them and away from corrupt middle-men.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devolution