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bubbleRefuge on July 27, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Central bank digital currency: the end of monetary...

I'm going to go the other way. I'd like to see the federal reserve provide cheap/simple free checking and savings accounts to the public with debit cards in order to force banks to add value above that.

johncolanduoni on July 27, 2016 [–]

I'd rather not hand my money over to one of the few organizations (i.e. the US government) whose cyber security practices are even worse than banks.

pessimizer on July 27, 2016 | [–]

It's the US Government holding on to your US dollars. I'm pretty sure that no matter how bad their security is, you won't lose a dime.

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