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NATIONAL BANKS: Traditional banks that are chartered by the Comptroller of the Currency and are automatically members of the Federal Reserve System. The contrast to national banks are state banks, which are chartered by one of the fifty states. National banks tend to larger than state banks and whether justified or not tend to be slightly more prestigious. In the modern economy this distinction is less important than it was a few decades bank when state banks were subject to lesser state regulations than national banks.

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FALLACY OF MASS APPEAL

The logical fallacy of arguing that something is "correct" or "true" because a majority of the population thinks so. This is commonly used by both advertisers and politicians. Just because something is popular, does not mean it is "right." In fact, a cynic might argue that being popular probably makes it "wrong."

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a dollar discount store hoping to buy either a revolving spice rack or a how-to book on home repairs. Be on the lookout for gnomes hiding in cypress trees.
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A thousand years before metal coins were developed, clay tablet "checks" were used as money by the Babylonians.
"I love the man who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. "

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