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		pbreit on Sept 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PayPal CEO writes personal response Earning interst has ZERO to do with account freezes. It's all about protecting funds from theft.

protomyth on Sept 9, 2012 [–]

Yes, I realize that is the reason it is done, but I will bet someone in PayPal has a nice spreadsheet of how much money they have earned on money that is sitting in an account without being accessible.

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