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It's A Wonderful Life Bank Run

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It's A Wonderful Life Bank Run

The bank run scene from It's a Wonderful Life, in which George Bailey explains to depositors why the bank cannot pay everyone back at once.

Used as a classic analogy for fractional reserve banking and bank runs.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2019–2023

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  • Investing & personal finance

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