• guillem
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      18 hours ago

      According to the Wikipedia he withdrew money from private individuals’ credit cards.

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        20 hours ago

        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.