Re:GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine
by otoburb on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:23AM
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>>I can burn the $10 note you gave me [...]. There's nothing illegal about that.
Not to detract too much from your analogy but burning money is illegal in some jurisdictions[1], and in the United States is prohibited under 18 U.S.C. §333: "Mutilation of national bank obligations"[2].
Not to detract too much from your analogy but burning money is illegal in some jurisdictions[1], and in the United States is prohibited under 18 U.S.C. §333: "Mutilation of national bank obligations"[2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_burning
[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/333