Wall Street, the symbol of modern capital, drives economic growth while deepening inequality. Calls to end it persist, but is “killing” Wall Street truly feasible? It is more than a financial center—it’s a projection of capital structures, shaping resource allocation and technological progress. The 2008 crisis exposed its fragility but also its resilience. Political intervention often proves riskier than unchecked capital, as history shows. Ending Wall Street could create a capital vacuum, bankrupting small businesses, collapsing employment, and stalling innovation in AI and the internet. Alternatives like gold, blockchain, the Nordic model, and political control sound ideal but face trust deficits and exploitation traps. Nordic welfare relies on third-world labor, blockchain lacks a mature trust system, and political transparency is often an illusion.