Banks bigger bandits than burglars

[True Dough]

Sad that so many Americans are obviously living so close to being broke...

[soothsayer]

1. Which is the bigger crime? The robbing of a bank or the founding of a bank?

Brecht asked

[Aristus]

2. "Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank.

Give a man a bank and he can rob the world."

Source unknown.

[leftieNanner]

3. And Let's Now Include

The FLOAT that Chase and Wells Fargo will get by holding all that ARP money and not depositing it into customers' accounts until the 17th.

[Ocelot II]

5. There is no float. The government is depositing the funds in people's accounts

on the 17th. Banks are not holding the funds until the 17th; they are being directly deposited from the treasury on that date.

[The Magistrate]

4. As Was Sung, Sir

"Some men rob you with a six-gun, some with a fountain pen."

[Hoyt]

8. Pretty Boy Floyd -- Woody Guthrie. Great song and commentary.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Casino 101: If it's open, it's winning.

Same with banks. GET A CREDIT UNION!

[Hoyt]

7. If you have insufficient funds and the bank doesn't pay, not sure they charge

an overdraft fee.

If the bank went ahead and paid say your rent — throwing you into overdraft but essentially loaning you money — seems to me a REASONABLE fee is fair unless you’ve selected to cover it with a savings account or credit card. I know folks get caught sometimes when a deposit is delayed, you can often get any fee reduced.