Citizen Bond

  

Unpublished sequel to Casino Royale, in which James Bond buys a newspaper, falls in love with a terrible opera singer, and eventually dies alone mumbling about a sled.

Also, a type of municipal bond.

Local governments can use this type of security to raise money for large, one-time expenses. Want to build a school? How about a new city hall? Your town could use citizen bonds to get the cash for these projects.

The catch for these securities (compared to other muni bonds) is that they have a group of people who oversee the project and make sure money goes where its supposed to. These oversight committees give a layer of protection that the cash will get spent properly. The committees represent the "citizen" part of the bond, as in a group of citizens are watching over how the funds get dispersed.

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