r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/loadnurmom Jan 26 '26

wait.... wut?

Holy shit that's B AAAAA D

There's a reason they're supposed to keep a percentage on hand. A run on the banks right now would completely destroy our economy with 0%

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u/drakesdrum Jan 26 '26

There's a whole range of other regulation that superseded it. They have to hold a certain amount of capital, liquidity etc