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6. I thought bank holidays were to stop runs on deposits. nt

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 11:26 AM

Mar 2013

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When has our government JimDandy Mar 2013 #1

Bank holidays during the Depression dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #2

Worried me there! JimDandy Mar 2013 #3

I thought bank holidays were to stop runs on deposits. nt NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #6

Back then, they were. But the effect is the same.. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #12

Cyprus seems to have done both. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #16

c. half of those accounts dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #4

awww jeez, Dipsy..I did not see your earlier post. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #5

Not a problem dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #8

Going to be really interesting on how europeans react to this. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #9

I've edited this - What you might not appreciate dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #11

So does that mean that the people with less than .... oldhippie Mar 2013 #19

There are two issues dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #22

Thanks, ... oldhippie Mar 2013 #25

see edit to #11 above dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #21

Does that mean the money Cyprus takes is "insured" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #23

Two issuesi independent of each other. dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #26

It is the Cyprus government that sets the tax FarCenter Mar 2013 #28

Globalization irony. hay rick Mar 2013 #10

If I had an account stolen from, I'd call the police dickthegrouch Mar 2013 #13

What do you think the police will do about it? oldhippie Mar 2013 #20

Its a government tax dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #27

Cyprus is a known haven for Russian money laundering operations Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #17

LOL..I was thinking the same thing. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #24

whomever hoarded their money instead of putting it in their bank Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #18