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The Illusion of Deposit Insurance
This article visualizes the illusion of safety.
There is ~370 times more money in deposits at US banks than the size of the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund.
FDIC almost went bankrupt during the 2008/9 crisis.
Gold - Visualized in Bullion Bars
Comparison of Gold ranging from 1 gram to World Government Gold Reserves, to 170,000 tonnes
- All the gold in the world.