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The Hidden Agenda Behind a Deposit Insurance Hike

Supporters of a plan to raise the U.S. government’s deposit insurance limit 40-fold to $10 million for non-interest-bearing deposits claim it will protect small businesses and the financial system. Don’t be fooled. The bill in question, the Main Street Depositor Protection Act, isn’t about safeguarding deposits; it’s about expanding government power over banks, and ultimately, […]