For the first time, the most common US bill in circulation is the $100: these benjamins aren't being used to transact our daily business — they're the preferred form of savings after a long spell of low inflation and nonexistent interest rates, when there are so many obvious reasons to distrust the banks. (via Naked Capitalism)
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