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At 07:43 PM 12/10/2001, Gary wrote:
>Another case where you can see this concept embodied in law, is when
>the bank feeds huge amounts of money into someone's checking account
>and they take it out in cash, close their account, and don't tell
>anyone.  Such people should be and are sent to prison when found out,
>depending on the amount of their theft.

And yet somehow, when they make an error that is *not* in your favor by 
mistakenly debiting your account and leaving you temporarily unable to pay 
basic bills, there's no penalty for the bank whatsoever.

I don't cry for the banks in this scenario because (a) it's their mistake 
and (b) I think it balances out with the mistakes that they make which are 
against the customers' favor.

--Chip Morton


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