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Originally posted by oozyism
reply to post by schuyler
The agreement is BS, they are using our money to make more money, yes treating us like little kids, giving us 1-2% per year.
That is BS.
And yes they do charge us 20-30 % per month, not per year.
Originally posted by markfelt
If 10% of Americans walked into their banks and emptied their accounts over a three month period, you'd see pandemonium on a scale not available other than via a Hollywood script.
This is 100% correct. The banks do not have enough cash to cover this situation.
There is about $829 billion dollars of U.S. currency in circulation; the majority is held outside the United States.
..and..
To meet the demands of their customers, banks get cash from Federal Reserve Banks. Most medium- and large-sized banks maintain reserve accounts at one of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, and they pay for the cash they get from the Fed by having those accounts debited. Some smaller banks maintain their required reserves at larger, "correspondent," banks. The smaller banks get cash through the correspondent banks, which charge a fee for the service. The larger banks get currency from the Fed and pass it on to the smaller banks.
..and..
Extended custodial inventory sites in several continents promote the use of U.S. currency internationally, improve the collection of information on currency flows, and help local banks meet the public's demand for U.S. currency.
Originally posted by patent98310
reply to post by oozyism
My thoughts exactly. What we need is a world-wide bank run. They have no power without our money.