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As California Considers a Public Bank, The Story of North Dakota’s

October 1, 2019 by runawayinequality

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In 1945, the first transfer of the Bank’s profits to the general fund was made—$1,725! The next time this occurred was in 1949 and 1951, a veterans’ fund received $1.5 million. Learn more in The Bank of North Dakota, From Surviving to Thriving – The First 100 Years hardcover book. Now available at bnd.nd.gov/store and Amazon.com. #BankND #TheBNDStory #100Years #OldTownRoad

A post shared by Bank of North Dakota (@bankofnd) on May 24, 2019 at 8:45am PDT

North Dakota’s bank is 100 years old, and this Vox story tells its story and how that is influencing California.

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