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A: I want to open an account. B: What kind of account do you want to open? A: I want to open a checking account. B: Do you know the minimum balance youre required to keep? A: How much is that? B: You have to maintain a minimum balance of $100. A: Rea

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A: I need to open an account. B: Do you know what kind you want to open? A: I want a checking account. B: Do you know what the minimum balance is? A: What is that? B: You need to keep it at $100. A: Thats it? B: Thats the least amount you can have. A

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Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

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A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. That's the minimum. A: What hap

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