A note-of-hand, or a three-ring binder

What’s the difference between Mister Micawber and the US Treasury?

“…to illustrate the government’s commitment to repaying Social Security, the Treasury Department has been issuing special bonds that earn interest for the retirement program. The bonds are unique because they are actually printed on paper, while other government bonds exist only in electronic form. They are stored in a three-ring binder, locked in the bottom drawer of a white metal filing cabinet in the Parkersburg offices of Bureau of Public Debt.” — Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam’s IOUs

Mister Micawber did finally pay, if I remember.

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