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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[โ€“] Simba 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can't.

Unless they're referring to scummy mega-banks that exist by fucking over the little guy with random fees, hard to close accounts, and other scummy practices like Wells Fargo, BofA, etc.

But banks as an institution? No.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol. "Banks are good. Except those giving banks services"

[โ€“] spongebue 2 points 1 year ago

"Banks are bad. Mattresses are good, store money there."

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