• OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      No revolution was fought peacefully… You can’t bring systemic change if you’re gonna stay within the confines of the system…

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        Damn, you got me. Totally never seen that one before on the internet.

        To be clear, I’m not defending the banks at all here, but this isn’t the most ethical way to give to charity, and we don’t actually know if he did give it all away.

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          Banks are insured, along with all accounts under $250k. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had to worry about going over the FDIC limit.

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            I mean, I’m not taking sides or anything but isn’t the FDIC a government agency and any insurance money used to cover thefts ultimately come from taxpayers?

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              No, because the US federal government has monetary sovereignty using a Fiat currency, meaning the US can pay for it without extracting it from taxes.

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      Now, my caddie’s chauffeur informs me that a bank is a place where people put money that isn’t properly invested. Therefore, robbing a bank is tantamount to that most heinous of crimes, theft of money.