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The practice of permitting the public money to be used by its keepers, as here, is believed to be peculiar to this country and to exist scarcely anywhere else.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “The practice of permitting the public money to be used by its keepers, as here, is believed to be peculiar to this…”
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Van Buren notes that the practice of banks using public money is unique to the United States and raises concerns.
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