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Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “It occurred to me as I was listening to my friend from California, we could go back to the old days of giving out…”

On the recordMay 4, 2005
It occurred to me as I was listening to my friend from California, we could go back to the old days of giving out toasters for deposits. I would say that the system we have now, I have not heard of toaster promotion for a long time, mercifully, but it certainly seems to me that the consumer, saver, investor is a lot more sophisticated than they ever were and they will not be lured by toaster opportunities as opposed to depositing it into an institution where they feel comfortable that their deposit is indeed insured.
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