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		edanm on March 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Joint statement by the Department of the Treasury,... On the other hand, not trusting banks with your deposits causes less people to use the banking system, which is also (presumably) bad.

eru on March 13, 2023 [–]

People used Scottish banks just fine during the Scottish free banking era.

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