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> Think about the 2/3rds of americans above. Why shouldn't they think that?

Because:

> 2/3 of amercians live paycheck-to-paycheck [1].

Their paychecks are drawn from these demand deposit accounts.

This money above $250k is not being stored in an account like Scrooge McDuck just trying to get the highest score. This money is being held in a transitive fashion to pay employees, vendors, and lines of credit. This is what people are not understanding.




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