It Wasn't Enough by Peg Tittle

Author:Peg Tittle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, speculative fiction, dystopian, feminist, feminist sf, peg tittle, radfem, it wasnt enough
Publisher: Magenta

Andrew had only forty-five minutes for lunch and it would take half an hour just to drive back home, pick up James and the boys, then drive to the bank. But when else was he supposed to do stuff like this? It occurred to him that Diane had dealt with anything that had to be dealt with during business hours. Taking the car to the shop, the kids to the dentist—the dentist! He should check the calendar to see if they had any appointments coming up. Diane would have written them on the calendar. And did he have to take Timmy to the doctor? At what age did kids finish getting all their vaccinations? He had no idea.

James was waiting out front with Timmy in the stroller and Tommy beside him, holding onto his hand.

“In you go!” Andrew said as he opened the back door and Tommy climbed in and across into his car seat. Then he lifted Timmy in, secured them both, folded up the stroller, and put it in the trunk. James got in the front, and Andrew got behind the wheel again.

As soon as they pulled in to the plaza, they saw the long line. Two long lines. And a cluster at the door. The latter probably consisting of those feeling too special to wait in line.

“Wait here a minute,” Andrew said to James, then went to inquire.

“Is this a line for the tellers?” he asked a tall, curly-haired man standing in one of the lines.

“No, this one goes to the Loans Officer.”

“Oh.” Andrew was surprised. All of these men were applying for a loan?

“I’ve got enough to get by for a month or so,” the man offered, “but I’m thinking the bank has only so much in reserve. What if there’s nothing left if and when I do need a loan, you know?”

“Right,” Andrew said vaguely. He hadn’t thought about that. But now that he did … “They’d be tapped out that quickly?”

“Do the math. Half of their clients are suddenly gone, so they’re not making any more deposits. And half of those who are left—all the guys with kids who’ve had to quit their jobs or who’ve been laid off—they’re suddenly unemployed. So not only are they not making deposits, they need something to pay their rent with, so …”

“Right,” Andrew said again.

“Also, ya gotta figure profits are going to be down, what with things being such a mess at the moment, so businesses will be making lower deposits, so they may be coming for loans as well …” The man ran his fingers through his hair.

Maybe, Andrew thought, he should apply for a loan now too. Or at least withdraw all of his money, before they put a limit on how much you could withdraw. Didn’t that happen in a recession or a depression or whatever? No, if things got that bad, paper money would become worthless, wouldn’t it?

On the other hand, IT was primarily male, so online banking would probably continue to be

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