[DesertRhino]

“30 people in line withdrawing 1,000 Euros each at any branch would probably exhaust the cash on hand. “

And then the word goes out that “the bank is out of money!!!” and 500 people gather out front.
There is no way that people understand the concept of fractional reserve banking. You are forgetting how idiotic people are.

Only two out of five of us can identify the three branches of government;

Less than half of us know which nation dropped the atomic bomb;

Only one-third of us know that the Congress, not the President, declares war;

Only 30% of us know that members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and only 25% of us know that Senators serve six-year terms;

Most Americans continue to believe that the 9/11 terrorists came from poverty or were neglected as children despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary;

A generation ago presidential speeches were pitched at the level of twelfth graders. Today they are pitched at the level of seventh graders;

Even after the 9/11 Commission had stated publicly that Saddam Hussein had provided no support to Al Qaeda, a poll showed that half the population still insisted that he had;

Only 25% of us can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment but more than 50% of us can name two members of the Simpson family.

[Envisioning]

The fact that this country elected Barack Hussein Obama to the presidency not once, but twice 7 years after 911 should scare the hell out of anyone with any common sense.....

[politicket]

Ok - Here goes....

Only two out of five of us can identify the three branches of government;

1) Newspaper
2) Television
3) Movies

Less than half of us know which nation dropped the atomic bomb;

Easy Peasy - Germany

Only one-third of us know that the Congress, not the President, declares war;

But...but...George Bush?

Only 30% of us know that members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and only 25% of us know that Senators serve six-year terms;

WRONG! - They "serve" until they die - then they go visit morticians Chucky and Nancy

Most Americans continue to believe that the 9/11 terrorists came from poverty or were neglected as children despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary;

I though all Saudis were in poverty?

A generation ago presidential speeches were pitched at the level of twelfth graders. Today they are pitched at the level of seventh graders;

President Obama pitched everything like a girl

Even after the 9/11 Commission had stated publicly that Saddam Hussein had provided no support to Al Qaeda, a poll showed that half the population still insisted that he had;

But...but....George Bush...

Only 25% of us can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment but more than 50% of us can name two members of the Simpson family.

Freedom to take other people's money
Freedom to defecate in San Francisco

The only Simpson I can name is OJ