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It’s where the money is.
Bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed
banks. (He later claimed that a reporter made up this
quote.)
When Cato was asked what was most protable in the way
of property, he replied, “Good pasture.” And when the man
who asked the question said, “What about lending at inter-
est?” Cato answered, “What about manslaughter?”
Cicero, De Ofciis, 44
Every day, a vast river of money ows throughout the United
States, the world’s largest economy. Well over a trillion dol-
lars in assets change hands in this country each business
day. Many of these transactions are conducted in or facili-
tated by a ba