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1、TheBoyandtheBankOfficer--PhilipRossIhaveafriendwhohatesbankswithaspecialpassion."Abankisjustastorelikeacandystoreoragrocerystore",hesays."Theonlydifferenceisthatabank'sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.Ifbankswererequiredtosellwalletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches."Ibegant
2、hinkingaboutmyfriendtheotherdayasIwalkedintoasmall,overlightedbranchofficeontheWestSide.Ihadcometoopenacheckingaccount.Itwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.Everythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.Thiso
3、fficerwasstandingacrossasmallcounterfromayoungwhiteboywhowaswearingaV-neckedsweater,khakis,andloafers.Hehadsandyhair,andIthinkIwasespeciallyawareofhimbecausehelookedmorelikeakidfromaprepschoolthanacustomerinaWestSidebank.Theboycontinuedtoholdmyattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.Hewasholdinganopensav
4、ings-accountbookandwearinganexpressionofopendismay."ButIdon'tunderstand,"hewassayingtotheofficer."Iopenedtheaccountmyself,sowhycan'tIwithdrawanymoney?""I'vealreadyexplainedtoyou,"theofficertoldhim,"thatafourteen-year-oldisnotallowedtowithdrawmoneywithoutaletterfromhisparents.""Butthatdoesn'tseemfair
5、,"theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking."It'smymoney,Iputitin.It'smyaccount.""Iknowitis,"theofficersaid,"butthosearetherules.Nowifyou'llexcuseme."Heturnedtomewithasmile."MayIhelpyou,sir?"Ididn'tthinktwice."Iwasgoingtoopenanewaccount,"Isaid,"butafterseeingwhat'sgoingonhere,IthinkI'vechangedmymind.""Excuseme?"h
6、esaid."Look,"Isaid."IfIunderstandwhat'sgoingonherecorrectly,whatyou'resayingisthatthisboyisoldenoughtodeposithismoneyinyourbankbuthe'snotoldenoughtowithdrawit.Andsincetheredoesn'tseemtobeanyquestionastowhetherit'shismoneyorhisaccount,thebank'sso-calledpolicyisclearlyridiculous.""Itmayseemridiculoust
7、oyou,"herepliedinavoicerisingslightlyinirritation,"butthatisthebank'spolicyandIhavenootherchoicebuttofollowtherules".Theboyhadstoodhopefullynexttomeduringthisexchange,butnowIwasjustashelpless.Suddenly
