$400k ATM Receipt – Madison Ave Doin' Just Fine

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There's a $407k balance on this ATM receipt. At least one denizen of Madison Ave, a metonym for the advertising industry, hasn't been reading the headlines. One is that he's supposed to have no money thanks to the recession. The other is that the FDIC only provides coverage up to $250,000. Oh Don Draper, won't you ever be felled by your devil-may-care ways? Full-size, inside...

There’s a $407k balance on this ATM receipt. At least one denizen of Madison Ave, a metonym for the advertising industry, hasn’t been reading the headlines. One is that he’s supposed to have no money thanks to the recession. The other is that the FDIC only provides coverage up to $250,000. Oh Don Draper, won’t you ever be felled by your devil-may-care ways? Full-size, inside…

Reminds me of that $97,084.23 ATM receipt found on Wall Street back in September. Back when people cared about being under the FDIC coverage limit (it was $100k then). Good times.

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