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eru • today at 10:46 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Alas, (effectively) government deposit insurance encourages a lot of risk taking by banks. Which then begets more regulation.

People who essentially want government guarantees for their money should just buy government bonds.


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raverbashing • today at 10:54 AM

> encourages a lot of risk taking by banks. Which then begets more regulation.

Not with simple account deposits, no

Basel rules are still a thing

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