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Don’t forget arbitrage, which is the withholding of transferred funds for 7 days while the capital remains in visa’s accounts for “investing” / speculation.

It’s like if you gave your buddy $100 to give to his room mate, and he decides to wait a week and gamble it on Kalshi

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You better don't look into how banks make money on your savings.

You better don't look into how banks created your savings by creating loans that were used to invest into companies and thus pay salaries.

I looked. I know. It's not me who is surprised.

>It’s like if you gave your buddy $100 to give to his room mate, and he decides to wait a week and gamble it on Kalshi

Or treasuries.

Its actually a minor part of rheir business.

And frankly who cares given that its a sustainable system. I pay on credit and then someone else pays. I dont give a shit of they are betting on how many times Al Roker says Trump on New Years Eve.

The merchants , who need that cash flow

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