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Re: TI-H: Re: y2k




that's why now we have the FDIC in the US

--- RoniBarrett@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/30/1999 12:23:28 AM Eastern
> Standard Time, 
> byucnslr@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> << well think about this way...
>  if the bank system did crash then they'd owe us
> money
>  becuase they wouldn't be able to pay it off.  and
> by
>  the time everyone puts their money back into the
> bank
>  we'll be rolling in dough
>   >>
> People said the same thing when the first bank
> collapse (Panic of 1837). But 
> things dont work that way, when a bank doesnt have
> money, they go out of 
> buisness in short order. The only people that are
> rolling in dough are the 
> ones who borrowed money, and now have no one to pay
> back. The rest of us get 
> exactly what we had in, with a limit of $100000. Tip
> for all you rich folks: 
> never keep more than 100 grand in one account!
> 
> Jeff Barrett
> 
> 


=====
BYuCnslr
:-)
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