Does the fact that your bank keeps only a fraction of your account balance in reserve worry you? Why don't people rush off to the bank and retrieve their money? What would happen if they did?

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Does the fact that your bank keeps only a fraction of your account balance in reserve worry you? Why don't people rush off to the bank and retrieve their money? What would happen if they did?

 

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