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by PontifexMinimus 1404 days ago
If I was holding on to your property which belongs to you and refusing to give it to you, then I think you'd be entirely within your rights to use an AK-47 for persuasion.
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The money you deposit into a bank is not yours, it’s the bank’s, and they have a corresponding liability to you.
That completely violates the idea of demand deposits whose entire purpose is to be immediately available.
I wonder if your family feels similarly